as in to measure
to determine the correct value of (something)
The age of the tree was calibrated from the carbon dating data.
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Recent Examples of calibrate
Investors hoped that Iran had calibrated its retaliation to avoid further escalation.
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Washington must also better calibrate its policies to block Iran’s proxies from returning to Gaza and Syria and to reduce Tehran’s influence in Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen.
—James Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2025
Advertisement Drivers are calibrated to win at all costs.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 June 2025
Crichton put them to work developing new air traffic control systems in house calibrated for the people who would ultimately use them.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 23 June 2025
Washington must also better calibrate its policies to block Iran’s proxies from returning to Gaza and Syria and to reduce Tehran’s influence in Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen.
—James Jeffrey, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2025
Advertisement Drivers are calibrated to win at all costs.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 27 June 2025
Crichton put them to work developing new air traffic control systems in house calibrated for the people who would ultimately use them.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrate
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Each group was administered C. difficile weekly for four weeks, and their microbiota was examined to measure bacterial load and C. difficile resistance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 July 2025
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To measure the changes in kakapo parasites over centuries, the researchers in New Zealand relied on droppings.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Each firm has its competencies and costing schedules, but more obvious differentiation manifests itself in terms of how far each vendor can extend into the edge computing space and, crucially, make use of AI accelerators and intelligence boosters.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Making Android the base of Google's personal computing efforts could fuel the company's next attempt to compete with the iPad.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
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The grade are calculated mostly based on how students do on state exams in language arts, math, science and social students.—
Zoey Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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That’s £200 off for a family of four, the ad calculates for its listeners.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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“Calibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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