calibrated

past tense of calibrate

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Recent Examples of calibrated But the physical landscape of Fujian reflects a strategy calibrated for patience rather than urgency. — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Spero said that Pangram is calibrated to call something AI-assisted only if the tool is extremely confident in its analysis. — T.m. Brown, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 At the same time, many of the systems for deciding what gets built remain calibrated for a slower market. — Shiva Dhawan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Gray noise, calibrated so the ear perceives all frequencies at equal volume per The New York Times, is likely to show up as a default option in more sleep apps. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The Cornell case is perfectly calibrated for platform amplification on social media. — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026 This often happens when a spreader isn’t calibrated or when fertilizer is applied by hand. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2026 Now, the camera behind the windshield needs to be calibrated, said Ariella Czeisler, Ralph’s daughter who also works in the shop. — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 Wavelengths, intensity and safety protocols were never calibrated for animal tissue or canine eyes. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrated
Verb
  • At the bar area, quat sanitizing solution measured below 150 ppm.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The Pentagon report notes that the object's speed was estimated by witnesses rather than measured by instruments.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.
    — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Every decision—what to recommend, what to rank, what to suppress—is computed for that one customer at that one moment.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Calibrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrated. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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