calibration

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Recent Examples of calibration What makes Ford’s performance so remarkable is the calibration. Clayton Davis, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026 Electrode calibration needs to be personalized to each body. Omar Kardoudi april 13, New Atlas, 13 Apr. 2026 Freed from all the entanglements that come with having to launch a ground invasion, air war can overfly not just morality and law but arguments, rationales, the calibration of risks to rewards and of suffering to satisfaction. Fintan O’Toole, The New York Review of Books, 9 Apr. 2026 Clothing becomes less about costume and more about calibration. Essence, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for calibration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibration
measurement
Noun
  • Multiple independent measurements show that sea levels are rising along California’s coastline, though the rate varies by location due to local land movement.
    James Ward, USA Today, 15 May 2026
  • An ability to track stress based on quantitative measurements could empower people to take stress-relieving actions with direct benefits to their health.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 14 May 2026

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

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