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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 calibrated
It’s calibrated to one idea of what curly hair is, without accounting for the variables that actually drive your experience.
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Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
What emerges instead is a broader offer, calibrated to different audiences, platforms and programming needs.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Lacking watches, many species keep time using an internal system — a set of interacting genes and their protein products that effectively keeps track of a 24-hour period — that is calibrated by sunlight.
—Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Old hands at the magazine long have whispered that the secret of the Oscar party’s success has been its near-perfect red carpet lighting — meticulously calibrated to softly and forgivingly cover up the flaws of any guest lucky enough to be photographed beneath it.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
The tone of both films is finely calibrated, so both moments carry a sense of absurd irony.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
The administration argues that the delay removes compliance burdens while allowing proper review of whether the specific provisions—including airline liability, refresher training frequency, pre-departure notifications, and fare reimbursements—are justified and appropriately calibrated.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Gajjar and Brown calibrated how fluctuations in the solar wind and bursts from CMEs can affect narrowband signals, and averaged that over time.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Drones are hard to pinpoint on radar systems calibrated for spotting high-speed missiles and can be mistaken for birds or planes.
—Emma Burrows, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
What emerges instead is a broader offer, calibrated to different audiences, platforms and programming needs.
—Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
Lacking watches, many species keep time using an internal system — a set of interacting genes and their protein products that effectively keeps track of a 24-hour period — that is calibrated by sunlight.
—Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
Old hands at the magazine long have whispered that the secret of the Oscar party’s success has been its near-perfect red carpet lighting — meticulously calibrated to softly and forgivingly cover up the flaws of any guest lucky enough to be photographed beneath it.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
The tone of both films is finely calibrated, so both moments carry a sense of absurd irony.
—Katie Rife, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
The administration argues that the delay removes compliance burdens while allowing proper review of whether the specific provisions—including airline liability, refresher training frequency, pre-departure notifications, and fare reimbursements—are justified and appropriately calibrated.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
Gajjar and Brown calibrated how fluctuations in the solar wind and bursts from CMEs can affect narrowband signals, and averaged that over time.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
Drones are hard to pinpoint on radar systems calibrated for spotting high-speed missiles and can be mistaken for birds or planes.
—Emma Burrows, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrated
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Florida isn’t home to any of the nation’s top 50 banks, measured by deposits.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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But if worthiness is measured by the courage to lead, the humility to listen, the wisdom to hold complexity and the sacred responsibility of walking with people through joy, loss and transformation, then women’s rabbinic leadership has already outgrown the narrow metrics of any centralized system.—
Rabba Sara Hurwitz,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The final figures are computed by using a player index.—
Saad Yousuf,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The researchers at StorageReview computed 314 trillion digits of pi and set a new world record just in time for Pi Day (14th March).—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Mar. 2026
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