variants
or calibres
as in rates
degree of excellence
musicians of the highest caliber perform at that concert hall
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Recent Examples of calibers
Relaunched in 2024 with a time-only configuration, the collection now expands to embrace haute horlogerie complications with four new calibers and five additions to the permanent collection.
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Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
It was buried inside a shipping container alongside a silencer, an Uzi submachine gun and tens of thousands of bullets of different calibers.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Smaller rounds can descend at about 300 feet per second, while larger calibers can fall at speeds near 500 feet per second.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
Antetokounmpo and Turner are two different calibers.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
According to a police report, officers found more than 50 shell casings of four different handgun calibers at the scene.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
In addition, police allegedly discovered more than 6,000 bullets of various calibers.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
At the shooting scene, officers found 24 shell casings of two different calibers, according to the warrant affidavit supporting Henry’s arrest.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2025
Full-coverage, lightweight-feeling, and armed with a fluffy, generously-sized doe foot applicator, this crease-resistant formula vanishes zits of all calibers with ease.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 4 Apr. 2025
Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 19 Jan. 2026
It was buried inside a shipping container alongside a silencer, an Uzi submachine gun and tens of thousands of bullets of different calibers.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
Smaller rounds can descend at about 300 feet per second, while larger calibers can fall at speeds near 500 feet per second.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
Antetokounmpo and Turner are two different calibers.
—Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
According to a police report, officers found more than 50 shell casings of four different handgun calibers at the scene.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
In addition, police allegedly discovered more than 6,000 bullets of various calibers.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 16 Aug. 2025
At the shooting scene, officers found 24 shell casings of two different calibers, according to the warrant affidavit supporting Henry’s arrest.
—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2025
Full-coverage, lightweight-feeling, and armed with a fluffy, generously-sized doe foot applicator, this crease-resistant formula vanishes zits of all calibers with ease.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 4 Apr. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibers
Noun
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The escalating costs for energy are particularly troubling, as electric rates have increased by 36% for many New Yorkers in the last three years with more increases coming.—
Robert Duffy,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Of Duluth’s 37 census tracts, 13 have childhood EBLL rates higher than the statewide average.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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But with the war showing no sign of ending, how long those qualities can keep him in power is an open question.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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But while this may help some artists, others continue to credit the ineffable qualities of music composition.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Calibers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibers. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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