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 Almost half of the Global Fortune 500 – including nearly four in five North American companies listed – are pursuing net-zero targets calibrated by the Protocol’s existing yardstick. — Mike Feibus, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2026 Every chair tilt, gust of wind, and scent spray is carefully timed to match the onscreen action and precisely calibrated not to understimulate or overstimulate audiences. — Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026 Its handful of action sequences are perfectly calibrated, unfolding in a restrained manner so as never to steal focus from the characters and story. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Aug. 2026 Full of big moments, rousing choruses, barstool sing-alongs, and even a few weepers, Stages is an album calibrated to the live experience. — Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 3 Aug. 2026 But if those components are not properly wired together, calibrated and plugged into the same power source, the system cannot sing. — Chris Kelly, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Hatch chiles are a staple of Southwestern food, delivering a distinctive vegetal flavor and a spice level that can be calibrated to every taste. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 They are also calibrated precisely to each individual’s diagnostics. — Jamie Timson, TheWeek, 24 July 2026 Effective oversight is calibrated to the nature, scale and demonstrated risk of each collaboration. — Aliasger K. Salem, The Conversation, 23 July 2026

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Annual inflation in the country — measured over the 12-month period leading up to July — stands at 66%, according to the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA).

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
This adds up to one the worst housing markets in decades, as measured by housing starts and turnover.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026

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Other planning engines run scenarios sequentially, in cycles measured in hours, which is why their AI can only report on what has already been computed rather than reasoning live, KetteQ said.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026
The new map is computed using the IQP eclipse computational method that accounts for an improved value for the eclipse solar radius as well as the exact shape of the moon and topography.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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