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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calipers
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The credit provides more money to lower-income families and those with younger children, and then scales the credit down as the incomes and ages of tax filers rise.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
17 Feb. 2026 -
Border czar Tom Homan announced a temporary drawdown of enforcement resources this week, citing the need to recalibrate operations as ICE scales arrests and detention capacity nationwide.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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The report gauges where enterprises stand on agentic AI—and where they’re headed.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The research firm's Secondhand Pricing Tracker gauges the resale premium — or the auction sale price of a bag compared to its original retail price — and is weighted by volume.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
16 Dec. 2025
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The survey calibrates and releases data that anyone can download.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
18 Jan. 2026
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The laser calibrates itself before printing, burning a dozen or so small lines into the board, and using the camera to figure out the ideal focal point based on the crispness of the lines.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
22 Nov. 2025
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The reality, however, will likely prove more complicated as the administration weighs its next moves and how — or whether — to issue refunds for tariffs already paid.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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The complete system weighs roughly 22 pounds.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
22 Feb. 2026
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Catapult data is collected via a wearable — a piece of clothing that resembles a sports bra — that measures each player’s workload for the day.—
Sahadev Sharma,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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Steel-cut oats also have a low glycemic index (GI), which measures how quickly a food raises blood sugar.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Calipers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calipers. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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