Thesaurus results for CALIBRATES

calibrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of calibrate

as in measures

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 calibrates As per usual with Sonos, the Beam delivers an immersive sound that calibrates itself to the room its in. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026 Adobe calibrates these to bring the most appealing or lifelike colors. — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 2 June 2026 Sunlight calibrates the same master clock that’s triggering your dip. — Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2026 San Diego County calibrates scales used for weighing precious metals. — Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026 The survey calibrates and releases data that anyone can download. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026 Blue beautifully calibrates Edward's transformation, aided by Jason Orlenko's costume design, moving from a prep school graduate's outfit to a slinky look in the final scene. — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Oct. 2025 The VitaFreshPro system calibrates temperature settings for different food zones, while dual compressors eliminate odor transfer between compartments. — Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 29 Aug. 2025 The system reads the current and calibrates it to reflect an estimate of blood alcohol concentration, or BAC. — Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 May 2016

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The dollar amount of interest depends on how the state measures the average balance and the interest rate.

— Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
That index measures the cost to eat out or purchase takeaway food.

— Steve Kopack, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of measures

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Nature computes, and one result is the code through which matter becomes a living, adaptive, self-organizing form.

— Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The transaction processing at your checkout is fully automated, operating within AI systems that handle millions of payments simultaneously, and computes a risk score based on dozens of features extracted from that single moment.

— Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026

Definition of computes

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Gullion calculates such gluttonous habits to be similar to a 150-pound person eating 27 pounds of chow at one sitting.

— Tom Huggler, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
There is no methodology which precisely calculates this number, but good trial attorneys can usually get within the ballpark based on their past experiences with similar cases.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026

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