as in measured
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 calibrated
Goodman’s prose is clear rather than complex, and carefully calibrated to each of her characters; the book’s form corrals the natural speed of her sentences into act-length shapes that one moves around in one’s head like puzzle pieces.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
The clinical system is calibrated to the endpoint of disease.
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Elizabeth Bevins,
STAT,
16 June 2026
Yet, the district has not calibrated its facilities footprint to align with enrollment declines.
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Joe Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
The devices need to be properly calibrated and aligned to deliver reliable video evidence—and that’s not always easy.
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Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 June 2026
Two people visiting the same platform at the same moment may see different prices, different bundles, different urgency signals calibrated to what the system has inferred about their willingness to pay.
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François Candelon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Those are all part of the new math calibrated on Tuesday.
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Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Hello Robot presents Stretch 4 as calibrated, portable and deployable.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
While the sets, lighting, costume changes and visual effects are stunners, the music by composer and arranger Imogen Heap is shockingly generic, like the copyright-free soundtrack of a YouTube ad, blandly calibrated and recalling nothing of John Williams’ iconic themes for the films.
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John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
The clinical system is calibrated to the endpoint of disease.
—
Elizabeth Bevins,
STAT,
16 June 2026
Yet, the district has not calibrated its facilities footprint to align with enrollment declines.
—
Joe Ferguson,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
The devices need to be properly calibrated and aligned to deliver reliable video evidence—and that’s not always easy.
—
Manon Bischoff,
Scientific American,
13 June 2026
Two people visiting the same platform at the same moment may see different prices, different bundles, different urgency signals calibrated to what the system has inferred about their willingness to pay.
—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
Those are all part of the new math calibrated on Tuesday.
—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
Hello Robot presents Stretch 4 as calibrated, portable and deployable.
—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 June 2026
While the sets, lighting, costume changes and visual effects are stunners, the music by composer and arranger Imogen Heap is shockingly generic, like the copyright-free soundtrack of a YouTube ad, blandly calibrated and recalling nothing of John Williams’ iconic themes for the films.
—
John Wenzel,
Denver Post,
4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrated
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MoneyLion ranked the nation's 50 most affluent suburbs by household income, as measured in the 2024 American Community Survey.
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The smallest of these specimens measured just two centimeters.
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Also, the trustees reveal that if the system’s financial condition were computed the same way that pension funds are required calculate their liabilities, the deficit would be greater.
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From the in-flight data, the team computed apparent ice emission indices (ice crystals/kg) and nvPM EI for both fuels.
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