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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Its system includes true wireless up-firing rear speakers that use AI to calibrate to your specific room, no receiver or messy wires needed.—
Juhi Wadia,
PC Magazine,
11 Mar. 2026
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Wind tunnel engineers also set up and calibrate the equipment housed in the tunnel to measure the forces acting on the model, as well as dig into the data clocked in such tests.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Neutrons allowed the researchers to precisely measure how the atomic vibrations changed when the electric field was applied.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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While the focus of policymakers is shifting, the steps taken so far have been relatively measured.—
Bloomberg News,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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In Virginia, lawmakers are weighing legislation that could prevent federal civil immigration officials from making arrests within 40 feet of any polling place or courthouse.—
Morgan Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Osbourne’s social media post featured a black-and-white video of their newborn, sleeping on floral sheets alongside a card revealing she was born on March 5, weighing 7 pounds and 4 ounces.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ultimately, the partners plan to scale the site into a 50 MW RFNBO facility (Renewable Fuels of Non-Biological Origin) supported by 80 MWp of solar capacity.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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The reptile handlers drape the snakes over students' shoulders or bellies, but snakes also start winding their own way around the room and climbing up people's bodies (apparently some snakes' tree-climbing instincts are applicable to scaling humans as well).—
Deena Prichep,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Huang and his co-authors are especially eager for higher-resolution images of the region to better characterize its geology and gauge how well astronauts could navigate its terrain—something that could come from a new moon-mapping satellite that China announced last year.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
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One of the hardest things to gauge as a parent is when to let a child problem-solve on their own—and when to step in to help or even take over.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Caliper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliper. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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