calipers

verb

present tense third-person singular of caliper
as in scales

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calipers
  1. scales
  2. gauges
  3. calibrates
  4. weighs
  5. measures
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  • Continue reading … REALITY SETS IN — Seattle's socialist mayor scales back on campaign promises amid public safety concerns.
    — , FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Human workload then scales with category ambiguity, not volume.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of scales
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  • Another neat trick this TV has up its sleeve is an AI light sensor that gauges the room's ambient light and automatically adjusts the screen brightness to it.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
  • San Diego earned a 78 out of 100 Redfin Compete Score, which gauges how competitive a market is.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 16 July 2026
Definition of gauges
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  • Financial conditions are an important input for how the Fed calibrates rate policy.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The company calibrates screen uniformity at the factory and uses software compensation to maintain performance as the display ages.
    — Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of calibrates
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  • Take the quiz here … LISTEN Tune in as the Supreme Court weighs major battles over gun rights, religious liberty, climate policy, and election laws that could reshape the legal landscape.
    — , FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But make no mistake, things are grim behind the scenes; this whole situation weighs heavily on both of them.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of weighs
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  • The index measures factors including checks on executive power.
    — Catherine Osborn, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • At night, the bed measures in a few square inches shy of a queen at 58 x 76-in (147 x 193-cm), comfortably sleeping two people or a solo adventurer hellbent on escaping everything and everyone.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of measures
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“Calipers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calipers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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