as in measuring
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 calibrating
The challenge is calibrating oversight narrow enough to preserve commercial activity but broad enough to address the systemic risks Mythos illustrated.
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Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Over the course of the experiment, Schlamminger spent years calibrating the equipment and troubleshooting the physical effects of characteristics such as temperature and pressure that could confound the measurements to prove these factors weren’t affecting the results.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Its behind-the-scenes work includes calibrating and measuring test equipment for spacecraft, including those being used in the Artemis program.
—Brandon Lingle, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Even better, Chapman is near perfect at calibrating those aggressive, green-light decisions within the context of the game.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
At lower latitudes, star-tracking is the standard method for calibrating a telescope’s pointing reference.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
My mother had spent years calibrating the right drugs at the right doses.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 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
Trump has no interest in calibrating his tone or approach to different audiences.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 15 May 2026
Over the course of the experiment, Schlamminger spent years calibrating the equipment and troubleshooting the physical effects of characteristics such as temperature and pressure that could confound the measurements to prove these factors weren’t affecting the results.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2026
Its behind-the-scenes work includes calibrating and measuring test equipment for spacecraft, including those being used in the Artemis program.
—Brandon Lingle, Austin American Statesman, 10 Apr. 2026
Even better, Chapman is near perfect at calibrating those aggressive, green-light decisions within the context of the game.
—Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
At lower latitudes, star-tracking is the standard method for calibrating a telescope’s pointing reference.
—Tejasri Gururaj, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
My mother had spent years calibrating the right drugs at the right doses.
—James Hart, Hartford Courant, 30 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
Trump has no interest in calibrating his tone or approach to different audiences.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrating
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By measuring the elevation angles of the auroras in the images and tracing them along Earth's magnetic field lines, the team reconstructed how high the glowing structures extended into the atmosphere.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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Putting a full climate price tag on rice production is harder than measuring one greenhouse gas at a time.—
Hanqin Tian,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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At Variety, Bolies will be the publication’s lead reporter for AI, delivering news, analysis and features about the biggest players in the AI industry and about how Hollywood is adapting to the rise of the most significant advancement in computing technology in a generation.—
William Earl,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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Those users aren’t equipped with advanced, expensive and sometimes esoteric computing hardware.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 May 2026
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“Calibrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrating. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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