calipered

past tense of caliper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calipered
Verb
  • Burt was estimated to be over 90-years-old and weighed a staggering 700kg, per The Independent.
    Latoya Gayle, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • According to the organization's website, Burt was 16 feet, 8 inches long and weighed more than 1,500 pounds.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • One assumed that the ratio of methane and ethane to water ice is similar to what was measured on Enceladus, while another looked at the ratio found on Comet 67P during the winter.
    Victoria Corless, Space.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Declines in confidence were measured across all groups by age, education, income, political affiliation and geographic region.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • If a risk can’t be quantified, the investor might pass.
    Joshua Stein, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • In a new analysis, scientists quantified the various processes, and concluded that the overwhelming majority of the Universe’s gold comes from colliding neutron stars.
    Big Think, Big Think, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Calipered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calipered. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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