calipered

verb

past tense of caliper
as in calibrated

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  1. calibrated
  2. weighed
  3. measured
  4. quantified
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  • 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
Definition of calibrated
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  • The penalty weighed heavily on Bank of America's earnings, cutting income by 17 cents a share.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Punchbowl News reported last month that Casten had weighed such a move.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of weighed
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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
Definition of measured
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  • Decades ago, Grandma’s Marathon, held in Minnesota every June, actually quantified and shared the impact of their strategies to reduce runner morbidity.
    — Vibhu Krishna, STAT, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Only 2 percent of global investments have gone to circular businesses, according to estimates in the Circularity Gap Report Finance in 2025, the world’s first empirical study that quantified the financial streams to circular business models.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of quantified
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“Calipered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calipered. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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