calibration

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Recent Examples of calibration Clothing becomes less about costume and more about calibration. Essence, 1 Apr. 2026 Puppeteering at that level involved not only physical choreography but precise breath calibration — Katharine Hepburn was an inspiration — to bring audio and visual personality to a complex set of steel rods, a fiberglass shell, and animatronic fingers. Emma Forgione, Vulture, 31 Mar. 2026 The problem with Rogue Machine’s production is one of calibration. Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026 This is useful for calibration and altering the type of radiation detected and monitored. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for calibration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibration
measurement
Noun
  • This is exactly what its name implies – gold bullion investments that are less than one troy ounce, or a fraction of that traditional measurement.
    Matt Richardson, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Those measurements may be given in inches or quarts.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026

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“Calibration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibration. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.

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