calipering

present participle of caliper

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for calipering
Verb
  • Within the existing parking garage, the airport has installed and is calibrating a parking guidance system that directs drivers to available spaces using digital arrows mounted on the ceiling.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 22 June 2026
  • Investors who treat this as a passing diet fad are calibrating to a baseline that no longer exists.
    Tenzin Seldon, Fortune, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Now the county is weighing greenlighting a nearly $80,000 event.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • City officials have been weighing a similar move in recent months.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • About the flag This American flag, larger than the reconstructed pioneer cabin in which it was found, measuring approximately 19 by 36 feet, spans more than 680 square feet – roughly the size of a standard one-bedroom New York apartment.
    Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
  • The setup can scan an area measuring 200 by 200 micrometers at heights ranging from 50 to 450 micrometers above the surface.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026
Verb
  • These are hero buys that will survive the elements, no matter whether plans include scaling mountains or sunning in parks.
    Ellie Davis, Vogue, 2 July 2026
  • Authorities identified the climbers as Angela Nikolau, 33, and Ivan Kuznetsov, 32, a Russian couple known for scaling skyscrapers and other towering structures around the world.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • The Colorado attorney general oversees more than 700 attorneys and staff and manages legal manners spanning consumer protection, civil rights, criminal, water, constitutional and environmental law.
    Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The announcement came after South Korea announced on Monday three massive investment projects spanning semiconductors, physical AI and AI data centers.
    Anniek Bao, CNBC, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • As the cost of quantifying and automating information falls toward zero, such wins and displacements will multiply faster and farther than most institutions can adapt.
    Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Somebody has to be paid to do all that quantifying and validating.
    Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
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“Calipering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calipering. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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