calipers

verb

present tense third-person singular of caliper
as in scales

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calipers
  1. scales
  2. gauges
  3. calibrates
  4. weighs
  5. measures
Verb
  • High-speed charging serves as a pivotal selling point for Hongqi as the brand scales its global footprint across Europe and the Middle East to take on traditional legacy automakers.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 July 2026
  • When planning is coordinated, investment becomes more efficient, projects move faster and innovation scales more quickly.
    — Andreas Schierenbeck, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of scales
Verb
  • San Diego earned a 78 out of 100 Redfin Compete Score, which gauges how competitive a market is.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 16 July 2026
  • Activity impact gauges how physical exertion is affecting your recovery.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Definition of gauges
Verb
  • As per usual with Sonos, the Beam delivers an immersive sound that calibrates itself to the room its in.
    — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
  • Adobe calibrates these to bring the most appealing or lifelike colors.
    — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026
Definition of calibrates
Verb
  • That auditing instinct shows up most clearly in how Gen Z weighs sources.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 July 2026
  • For the remaining share of investors who do finance their deals, BrightBridge’s underwriting model, which weighs property fundamentals and exit strategy over personal income history, is designed to compete with the speed of an all-cash offer.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026
Definition of weighs
Verb
  • The Radio Songs list measures the tracks that reach the largest audiences across monitored stations throughout the United States.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The sovereign wealth fund uses a rolling 20-year metric as its primary performance indicator, which measures average annual returns over the most recent two decades.
    — Sean Conlon,Joseph Wilkins,Justina Lee,Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of measures
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