calibrates

present tense third-person singular of calibrate

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Recent Examples of calibrates Financial conditions are an important input for how the Fed calibrates rate policy. — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026 The company calibrates screen uniformity at the factory and uses software compensation to maintain performance as the display ages. — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026 As per usual with Sonos, the Beam delivers an immersive sound that calibrates itself to the room its in. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026 Sunlight calibrates the same master clock that’s triggering your dip. — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026 San Diego County calibrates scales used for weighing precious metals. — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 The survey calibrates and releases data that anyone can download. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026 Blue beautifully calibrates Edward's transformation, aided by Jason Orlenko's costume design, moving from a prep school graduate's outfit to a slinky look in the final scene. — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025 The VitaFreshPro system calibrates temperature settings for different food zones, while dual compressors eliminate odor transfer between compartments. — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrates
Verb
  • It’s considered the gold standard in assessments and is the only common yardstick that measures student learning across the country.
    — Lamar Alexander, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Overall, two-thirds of patients did better on a frailty score that measures grip strength, chair stands, and balancing.
    — Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Claude rewrites the relevant part of the query in Wolfram Language, Wolfram computes the result and Claude builds its response around that number instead of predicting it.
    — Mateusz Mucha, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Moreover, revisions to the way the Bureau of Economic Analysis computes the personal consumption expenditures price index are expected to take inflation readings issued earlier this year lower.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Votes are tallied quickly because each ballot box calculates results locally and prints a paper summary.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The company calculates that this shift has resulted in a 20,790 ton reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, compared to using virgin materials.
    — Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2026

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

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