Thesaurus results for CALIBRATED

calibrated

verb

past tense of calibrate

as in measured

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 Gray noise, calibrated so the ear perceives all frequencies at equal volume per The New York Times, is likely to show up as a default option in more sleep apps. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The Cornell case is perfectly calibrated for platform amplification on social media. — Scott Baldauf, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026 This often happens when a spreader isn’t calibrated or when fertilizer is applied by hand. — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2026 Now, the camera behind the windshield needs to be calibrated, said Ariella Czeisler, Ralph’s daughter who also works in the shop. — Robert Ferris, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026 Aggregate data can obscure radically different labor market realities, and monetary policy calibrated only to the aggregate can miss the productive capacity sitting beneath it. — Katica Roy, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026 Wavelengths, intensity and safety protocols were never calibrated for animal tissue or canine eyes. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 Arm position, skin color and how recently the device was calibrated can all skew readings, raising the risk of false reassurance or unnecessary alarm. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026 The researchers added land-surface data created using commercial satellite imagery and calibrated with NASA’s ICESat-2 laser altimetry to construct a 3D model of the whole of Hunga. — Yook Ji Hun, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026

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The food measured 52 degrees, time/temperature cooling not met.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Speculators may play an important role in markets by contributing to liquidity, but success is measured over shorter time horizons and requires sophisticated risk management.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

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Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.

— Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
Every decision—what to recommend, what to rank, what to suppress—is computed for that one customer at that one moment.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

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