calipers

Definition of calipersnext
present tense third-person singular of caliper

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Verb
  • And the tower was poised to become the centerpiece of The Climb, a British indie film that cast Cara Delevingne as a fearless eco-protester who scales Western Europe’s tallest building.
    Jake Kanter, Deadline, 3 June 2026
  • For instance, stepping up to a 10-contract position scales your risk to exactly $500.
    Nishant Pant, CNBC, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Several stock market gauges around the world — from the US to Taiwan — have now erased all their losses since the start of the Iran war, as financial markets price in a possible path to peace.
    Pratigya Vajpayee, Bloomberg, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Big Deal New research by Bain & Company gauges CFOs' AI spending plans.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Sunlight calibrates the same master clock that’s triggering your dip.
    Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026
  • San Diego County calibrates scales used for weighing precious metals.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Hernandez is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs around 140 pounds.
    Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 31 May 2026
  • The report says Trump stands 75 inches tall and weighs 238 pounds, up 14 pounds from his April 2025 medical exam.
    Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • This method measures how light reflects off the uranium surface compared to a reference beam, creating a small topographic map.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 31 May 2026
  • Much of Disney’s in-house tech has been integral as advertisers look for specifics to target viewers and measures outcomes.
    Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 31 May 2026
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“Calipers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calipers. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.

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