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Recent Examples of caliber
After obtaining a search warrant for the home, authorities recovered a pistol in the living room next to Battle’s purse and a bullet casing that matched the gun’s caliber in the hallway.
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Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Asked whether Pakistan’s troops have guns of the same caliber as the US ones, Mubashar’s answer was short.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
The Eagles entered the 2025 season with a Super Bowl-caliber roster.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Roberts allegedly shot Freitag with a 40-caliber pistol four times before firing off a few more rounds at Burnham, according to the affidavit.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Asked whether Pakistan’s troops have guns of the same caliber as the US ones, Mubashar’s answer was short.
—Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
The Eagles entered the 2025 season with a Super Bowl-caliber roster.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Roberts allegedly shot Freitag with a 40-caliber pistol four times before firing off a few more rounds at Burnham, according to the affidavit.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caliber
Noun
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Some of her members already have to rely on costly temporary workers from agencies, while others turn prospective clients away because of a lack of staff to provide quality care.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Donate today to preserve the quality and integrity of local journalism.—
Cary Jenkins,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Perhaps, on extremely long timescales, those heavier elements will sink to the center of the core, producing an inert center that slows the rate of fusion even further.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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But nothing can keep rising at such extreme rates forever, and critics had been calling for a pullback.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Caliber.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliber. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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