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Recent Examples of calibration
With belt-cinching streamers straining to do more with less, sloppy vibe calibration has become a common problem.
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Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
This preperformance ritual is a kind of micro-percussive calibration, a quiet act of listening before the first public beat is struck.
—Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
With precise calibration, fibrous tissue—such as blood vessels—can be spared from damage even in the target zone.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
Yet calibration should not be mistaken for weakness.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Judy Berman, Time, 8 Jan. 2026
This preperformance ritual is a kind of micro-percussive calibration, a quiet act of listening before the first public beat is struck.
—Hung Duong, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
With precise calibration, fibrous tissue—such as blood vessels—can be spared from damage even in the target zone.
—IEEE Spectrum, 22 Dec. 2025
Yet calibration should not be mistaken for weakness.
—Zongyuan Zoe Liu, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibration
measurement
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Until now, Jupiter’s shape was based on just six measurements taken by NASA’s Voyager and Pioneer missions nearly five decades ago.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The measurements are the first made of Jupiter's size and shape since both NASA's Pioneer and Voyager missions made observations of the gas giant in the 1970s, the agency said in a press release highlighting the study.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Calibration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibration. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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