calipered

past tense of caliper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calipered
Verb
  • That refusal to settle on a single reading extends to how Fan and Franky calibrated the relationship’s tone on set.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The broader ensemble is equally well calibrated to that optimism, with Janina Gavankar bringing veteran authority as Anjali’s mom and Lilly Singh making a spirited appearance that feels more earned than most celebrity cameos.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Voting begins in Kansas City As the Supreme Court weighed the challenge, the first ballots have already been cast.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The shootings, coming weeks after the Israel-Hamas war began, rattled Burlington and the West Bank and spurred calls for hate-crime charges as jurors weighed motive and mental illness.
    — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The team measured 13 rare earth elements, including cerium, ytterbium and lanthanum, and examined whether exposure was associated with birth outcomes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • El Niño could bring the floods Thousands of miles to the south, the strongest El Niño ever measured is building in the tropical Pacific.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But such vitriol never seems to be quantified in a way that's comparable to other famous athletes' fan bases.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The project is still at the concept level, and right-of-way impacts are anticipated but not yet quantified, according to the Department of Transportation.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 7 Sep. 2026
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“Calipered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calipered. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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