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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  • 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
Definition of calibrated
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  • Scientists estimated that the original space rocket weighed more than 2,000 pounds (900 kg).
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The bear weighed 202 pounds, and was the last bear Roosevelt shot in his long, colorful hunting career.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of weighed
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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
Definition of measured
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  • But Coresh’s new study of more than 12,400 adults quantified how much the combination of these vascular measures in middle age may have influenced when dementia began to set in.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond The Illusion Of Perfect Attribution Shifting to a compounding narrative model ultimately forces leadership to rethink how success is quantified.
    — Stefano Marrone, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of quantified
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