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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Analysts said any Iranian countermeasure would be carefully calibrated to avoid a devastating escalation.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
23 June 2025
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Williamson, who was inspired by his own experiences growing up in North Carolina with a fisherman father relying on illicit tactics to stay afloat, calibrates every one of the series’ genre tropes to near perfection.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 June 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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Start with the legal fees, awarding the lawyers $400 million in the settlement, weighed against the paltry sums granted to each of the specific student-athlete plaintiffs.—
Guy Lawson,
Rolling Stone,
22 June 2025
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The escalation of tensions comes as Trump still weighs his options on U.S. involvement, but has warned Iran not to attack American troops.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
21 June 2025
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Don’t measure your progress by job titles or years in one role.—
Minh Pham-Costello,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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What to know about earthquakes Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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While originally set to create upwards of 2,500 jobs once operational and bring a $3.5 billion dollar investment from Ford, the project has since been scaled back.—
Elyse Apel,
The Washington Examiner,
1 July 2025
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Senate Republicans have passed President Trump's signature domestic policy bill, setting the stage for a final vote in the House on legislation that would cut trillions of dollars in taxes while scaling back spending on Medicaid, food assistance and clean energy programs.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
1 July 2025
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“Caliper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliper. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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