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Recent Examples of caliber
The lethality of ammunition is much beyond caliber size or muzzle velocity.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
This hurricane season came close to shattering records, trailing only 2005 for having the most Category 5 hurricanes in a single season, which saw three storms of that caliber.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Nothing has opened in Cincinnati of the same caliber since, according to Rashdan and his team.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
Dugger enjoyed a Pro Bowl-caliber campaign in 2022 with 78 tackles, three interceptions, a sack, one forced fumble and two defensive touchdowns.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
This hurricane season came close to shattering records, trailing only 2005 for having the most Category 5 hurricanes in a single season, which saw three storms of that caliber.
—Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
Nothing has opened in Cincinnati of the same caliber since, according to Rashdan and his team.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2025
Dugger enjoyed a Pro Bowl-caliber campaign in 2022 with 78 tackles, three interceptions, a sack, one forced fumble and two defensive touchdowns.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caliber
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Rejecting the streamlining and modernizing approach of many recent translations, Mendelsohn artfully reproduces the epic’s formal qualities—meter, enjambment, alliteration, assonance—and in so doing restores to Homer’s masterwork its archaic grandeur.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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To receive the senior rate, a person must apply to the Rogers Water Utilities and present satisfactory proof of age, such as a government issued identification card, driver's license, passport or birth certificate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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Interest rates go up on longer-term loans Yes, extending the term of a mortgage from 30 to 50 years could drop the monthly payment, wrote Richard Green, a professor at the University of Southern California, on LinkedIn.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Caliber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliber. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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