calipering

Definition of caliperingnext
present participle of caliper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calipering
Verb
  • The next stage, detector commissioning, will involve carefully calibrating, as well as optimizing each detector channel before full-scale data collection starts.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Whatever the majority decides, there will likely be a dissent and both sides will be carefully calibrating their writing.
    Mark Sherman, Fortune, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Mettler-Toledo, which manufactures lab instruments and weighing technology, provides school expenses as part of its expatriate and international benefits package for some senior execs.
    Jim Edwards, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The European Union was weighing capping natural gas prices to curb a jump in electricity costs.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The report emphasized the need to establish a harmonized baseline for measuring textile waste in Europe, addressing a long-standing lack of consistent data across the industry.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Bill Cooke, who leads NASA’s Meteoroid Environment Office, told NBC News at the time that the fireball and sonic booms were likely caused by a small, 7-ton asteroid measuring around 6 feet across.
    Jesse Kirsch, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The band took the world by storm in the 2010s, scaling charts worldwide and sparking a global fascination with the Korean music industry.
    Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 20 Mar. 2026
  • From Charlize Theron scaling rock barefoot to the world's darkest skies, hear the stories of Outside's Spring 2026 issue wherever the trail takes you.
    Kevin Sintumuang, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In interviews with more than a dozen Jewish voters across the country, spanning a range of political ideologies, ages, and backgrounds, many described feeling increasingly disconnected from both parties.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Formed in Berlin, the Notos Quartett is known for its wide-ranging repertoire, spanning classical masterworks, rediscovered treasures and contemporary compositions.
    Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Today, new global health research quantifying the risks of pollution exposure helps explain why disasters like Donora were so deadly, and why similar health threats persist.
    Ella Whitman, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Each title race is unique, every contending team shaped by a different mental make-up and set of circumstances, and quantifying how each psychological strain manifests itself on the pitch is next to impossible.
    Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Calipering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calipering. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.

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