calipers

present tense third-person singular of caliper

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Verb
  • Instead of rollups, Pierce’s team scales with a repeatable, specialty-by-specialty playbook—standardized contracts, automated onboarding, and shared data pipes.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Indianapolis offers winter shelter as homelessness rises The city has started offering emergency winter shelter in recent years as Indy's largest shelter provider, Wheeler Mission, scales back its overflow capacity amid rising homelessness.
    Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Counter Culture starts you off with a quick quiz that gauges your preferences.
    Brittany Loggins, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Flood forecasts Along the coast, moderate to major flooding is forecast at nearly three dozen tide gauges from North Carolina to Long Island over the weekend, including the Chesapeake and Delaware bays.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Blue beautifully calibrates Edward's transformation, aided by Jason Orlenko's costume design, moving from a prep school graduate's outfit to a slinky look in the final scene.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The VitaFreshPro system calibrates temperature settings for different food zones, while dual compressors eliminate odor transfer between compartments.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For the Saints, dealing Shaheed trims competition at receiver and clears cap/roster room as New Orleans weighs its relationship with former first-round WR Chris Olave and longer-term plan at the position.
    Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Crafted from impact-resistant polycarbonate, this suitcase weighs 7 pounds, which is the most lightweight that Arlo Skye offers.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • To detect them, Morton's team used spectroscopy, a technique that measures how hot gas moves toward or away from Earth.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The center-right foundation compiles the index, which measures the tax climate for businesses and consumers.
    David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Calipers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calipers. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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