as in to calibrate
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Recent Examples of caliper
Standard Tornado Red calipers signal to the 99.999999 percent that this is indeed the V-8 trim.
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Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 12 Jan. 2018
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Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 12 Jan. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caliper
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The most successful travelers on this journey into uncharted hybrid territory will be those who can curate the magic of natural and artificial intelligences intentionally, calibrating the hybrid equilibrium that is the sweet spot where their own unique potential is revealed.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
5 May 2025
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Over nearly 18 years, the man, Tim Friede, 57, injected himself with more than 650 carefully calibrated, escalating doses of venom to build his immunity to 16 deadly snake species.—
Apoorva Mandavilli,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Green gage plums Green gage plums were my father’s favorite and are thought to have originated in Armenia.—
Liza B. Zimmerman,
Forbes,
29 Nov. 2024
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Early voting data is being analyzed to better predict the outcome of the election, with different trends being pulled out to gage a better understanding of whether former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris will be victorious on November 5.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Nov. 2024
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Then there’s a 12in scooter motor weighing just 8kg but still delivering 20hp and 300Nm of torque, plus a 120mm motor with 4hp and 20Nm weighing just 1.5kg and aimed at drone applications.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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Each Abrams tank can weigh 60 tons or more and carry a crew of four. Concerns over the tanks’ weight, and what that would do to D.C.‘s streets, ultimately kept them from being used for a parade during Trump’s first term.—
Tara Copp,
Los Angeles Times,
16 May 2025
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During the first decades of our century, Peru maintained a moderately free economy, as measured by the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom.—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The fastest way to measure your weight is through your body mass index (BMI).—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
15 May 2025
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That facility can scale up to 1 million square feet, which would translate into about 40,000 garments.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
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Furthermore, businesses have been improving their level of preparedness in the critical area of technology infrastructure, according to the survey, in anticipation of scaling their GenAI initiatives.—
Christine Ahn,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Caliper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliper. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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