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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calipering
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On a recent episode of the Filmmaker Toolkit Podcast, DaCosta told IndieWire that continuing to play with the script wasn’t just about calibrating the levels of performance, repression, and passion simmering just beneath the characters’ exteriors.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
29 Oct. 2025 -
Gilligan’s trademark cold opens, which can transport us halfway around the world or introduce new characters, remain a masterly way of calibrating suspense.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
27 Oct. 2025
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The seams between bricks of any wall, some of the blocks weighing tons, feel as smooth to the touch as a faint scar.—
Ryan Knighton,
AFAR Media,
31 Oct. 2025
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If someone is out there weighing that kind of choice, Lutz urged them to call 211 and ask about whether there’s financial help available.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The once-daily, oral medication is proven to reduce the frequency and intensity of hot flashes and night sweats, based on clinical studies measuring efficacy at 4 and 12 weeks.—
Marnie Goodfriend,
Flow Space,
29 Oct. 2025
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The lot of the unit is substantial, measuring 6,240 square feet.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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At a time of a dramatic and abrupt scaling back of federal foreign aid, some say this simple practice is more important than ever.—
NPR,
NPR,
30 Oct. 2025
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Announced in October 2022, Disney’s agreement to co-produce Doctor Who was inked at the height of the streaming wars, just weeks before Bob Iger walked back into the building and started scaling back spending.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 Oct. 2025
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The platform’s catalogue includes more than 1 million luxury items, ranging from under $100 to more than $1,000, spanning everyday essentials to high-end pieces.—
Andre Claudio,
Footwear News,
29 Oct. 2025
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In March, an outage spanning an entire weekend locked tens of thousands of people out of Outlook and other Microsoft 365 programs.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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Whereas therapy looks backward to heal, and self-help often floats in abstraction, Space of mind looks forward, quantifying how identity, beliefs, and emotions evolve over time.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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The county is also committed to quantifying the scale of heat’s death toll.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Calipering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calipering. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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