as in to measure
to determine the correct value of (something)
The age of the tree was calibrated from the carbon dating data.
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Recent Examples of calibrate
My mother had spent years calibrating the right drugs at the right doses.
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James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
It’s calibrated to one idea of what curly hair is, without accounting for the variables that actually drive your experience.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The scan analyzes facial geometry and uses machine learning to estimate nasal cavity characteristics, allowing the device to calibrate acoustic frequencies for each user.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Huth had grown up on a steady diet of Will Wright, leaving pheromone trails to food caches in SimAnt, calibrating the temperature to make his SimEarth suitable for life.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
It’s calibrated to one idea of what curly hair is, without accounting for the variables that actually drive your experience.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
The scan analyzes facial geometry and uses machine learning to estimate nasal cavity characteristics, allowing the device to calibrate acoustic frequencies for each user.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Huth had grown up on a steady diet of Will Wright, leaving pheromone trails to food caches in SimAnt, calibrating the temperature to make his SimEarth suitable for life.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrate
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Whether measured in testosterone levels, bone density, lung capacity, or muscle mass, biological males carry inherent physical advantages over women.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Keep the rollout simple, measure what works, and if replies scatter, create a thread to organize them.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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After all, people using the internet will require computing power from somewhere.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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CoreWeave has been one of the chief beneficiaries of a race among major technology companies to build AI models that has sent demand for computing demand soaring.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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More than 2,000 places set monthly records for heat — harder to break than daily records — Walton calculated.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The slide goes on to calculate that 1,000 hours worth of payments for an aide working more than 700 hours a year totals about $15,690 each.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Calibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrate. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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