as in measuring
to determine the correct value of (something)
The age of the tree was calibrated from the carbon dating data.
Related Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of calibrating
On a recent episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast, DaCosta told IndieWire that continuing to play with the script wasn’t just about calibrating the levels of performance, repression, and passion simmering just beneath the characters’ exteriors.
—
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Gilligan’s trademark cold opens, which can transport us halfway around the world or introduce new characters, remain a masterly way of calibrating suspense.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
This entire spectrum of high-impact deliveries can be made within minutes, further calibrating the efficiency of successful and more personalized businesses.
—Nitesh Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
From the moment the livestream session began, I and other participants were thrown into the control room at Gemini South as astronomers began calibrating the telescope.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
BikeOn View gallery - 3 images While power meters are very handy tools for tracking your cycling performance, mounting and calibrating the things can be a fiddly process.
—New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
Michael Rubin, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, argues that calibrating sanctions relief ensures crucial leverage in deterring against violence toward civilians and minority groups.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 July 2025
New economic techniques for calibrating the impact of ACMDs are being developed, and could perhaps be applied to estimate ACMS costs in defining case-specific trade remedies, especially tariffs.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Oshkosh has allegedly had problems calibrating the vehicles’ airbags and with leak tests, which have slowed production.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Gilligan’s trademark cold opens, which can transport us halfway around the world or introduce new characters, remain a masterly way of calibrating suspense.
—Judy Berman, Time, 27 Oct. 2025
This entire spectrum of high-impact deliveries can be made within minutes, further calibrating the efficiency of successful and more personalized businesses.
—Nitesh Mirchandani, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
From the moment the livestream session began, I and other participants were thrown into the control room at Gemini South as astronomers began calibrating the telescope.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
BikeOn View gallery - 3 images While power meters are very handy tools for tracking your cycling performance, mounting and calibrating the things can be a fiddly process.
—New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
Michael Rubin, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank in Washington, argues that calibrating sanctions relief ensures crucial leverage in deterring against violence toward civilians and minority groups.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 23 July 2025
New economic techniques for calibrating the impact of ACMDs are being developed, and could perhaps be applied to estimate ACMS costs in defining case-specific trade remedies, especially tariffs.
—Alden Abbott, Forbes, 21 Jan. 2025
Oshkosh has allegedly had problems calibrating the vehicles’ airbags and with leak tests, which have slowed production.
—Jack Birle, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrating
Verb
-
That stage is a silo-like cylinder with a tapered nose cone, measuring 165 feet tall, and weighing more than 200,000 pounds.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
-
Researchers at the New York Fed said measuring student loan delinquencies is still complicated by the fact that payments were on pause for four years during the pandemic.—
Elizabeth Schulze,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
-
OpenAI and Amazon announced Monday that the former will pay the latter $38 billion over seven years for computing capacity to fuel its AI dreams.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
-
Amazon said its cloud computing unit’s revenue increased 20% in the third quarter, beating Wall Street’s estimates and sending shares more than 13% higher.—
Tasmin Lockwood,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Calibrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrating. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share