variants
or calibre
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Recent Examples of caliber
Police never found the knife or a .22 caliber pistol used in the attacks.
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Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The offensive line could ascend to playoff caliber by mid season or late season, or perhaps by the season opener.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
The 11th Bentonville Film Festival is underway in Arkansas, the annual event bringing together Oscar caliber talent and films, with an emphasis on inclusion in an industry not known for providing equal access to opportunity.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Holiday approached the victim from behind, wrapped his left arm around her neck and shot her in the right temple with a .40 caliber firearm — with their three small children in the apartment.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 June 2025
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Kirsten Fiscus, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The offensive line could ascend to playoff caliber by mid season or late season, or perhaps by the season opener.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025
The 11th Bentonville Film Festival is underway in Arkansas, the annual event bringing together Oscar caliber talent and films, with an emphasis on inclusion in an industry not known for providing equal access to opportunity.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 18 June 2025
Holiday approached the victim from behind, wrapped his left arm around her neck and shot her in the right temple with a .40 caliber firearm — with their three small children in the apartment.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caliber
quality
Noun
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These could be changed, but importers in any nation still could choose where to buy based on quality and cost rather than differing tariff rates charged by their own country.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
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These digital employees are property—tools operated by or on behalf of the business entity that deploys them—and the legal and economic relationships around output quality, liability and so on are all assigned to the company.—
David G.W. Birch,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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“Caliber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliber. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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