calibrating

present participle of calibrate

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Recent Examples of calibrating The entire system has been designed to be easy to use, from calibrating the G1X for the first time to creating models to filling ink to swapping print beds. New Atlas, 27 July 2026 Over the course of the fifties, Bobby perfected his performance of power, calibrating and re-calibrating to fit his family’s political aims. Literary Hub, 17 July 2026 Within the existing parking garage, the airport has installed and is calibrating a parking guidance system that directs drivers to available spaces using digital arrows mounted on the ceiling. Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026 Investors who treat this as a passing diet fad are calibrating to a baseline that no longer exists. Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 21 June 2026 Engineers would spend months testing and calibrating prototypes in proving grounds and on real-world roads. IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026 The process preserved the original film grain and cinematic texture while calibrating brightness, contrast and color saturation for stability and clarity. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2026 Instead of independently designing and optimizing individual components and then connecting and calibrating them, GM can now simultaneously balance airflow and refrigerant behavior with cabin comfort, doing in days or hours what used to take months or weeks. Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 June 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrating
Verb
  • If the answer swings on how the question was phrased, the model is not measuring anything about the match.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • With its spectacular imagery of bioluminescent creatures, not to mention a giant squid measuring somewhere between 2-4 storeys tall, this is a film that demands to be seen on the big screen.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Zuckerberg acknowledged the potential to generate additional revenue by renting its computing infrastructure to other companies, and confirmed that Meta has plans to get into the cloud business, promising an update soon.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • This approach enables manufacturers to improve computing performance while overcoming the physical limits of traditional chip scaling.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026

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“Calibrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrating. Accessed 3 Aug. 2026.

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