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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
calibrate .
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Examples
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J.H.: Everything kind of calibrates to everything else.
Stories from The Sun 2008
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Autopilot calibrates for tone, typos and preferred punctuation.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » I hate April Fool’s Day 2009
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He calibrates his anger, vocally and physically, with chilling precision, from political aggression to power-lust to sexual frustration.
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The NPR carefully calibrates the circumstances when states might face the use of nuclear weapons to "defend the vital interests of the United States, our allies and partners."
From Reagan to Obama George P. Shultz 2010
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The NPR carefully calibrates the circumstances when states might face the use of nuclear weapons to "defend the vital interests of the United States, our allies and partners."
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It calibrates you, because It keeps you connected to those people.
THE 'IRON MAN 2' TALKS: Our best-of quotes from Downey Jr., Favreau, Cheadle et al. 2010
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Though the location has since changed, the mixing ritual is the same: The bespectacled Mr. Barr samples each flavor from its large tank, confirms that it's fit for the purpose and calibrates the proportion required to make the sugary drink "taste like magic."
It Isn't Iron and It Isn't Brewed, But Irn-Bru Hews to Its Orange Hue 2010
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The NPR carefully calibrates the circumstances when states might face the use of nuclear weapons to "defend the vital interests of the United States, our allies and partners."
From Reagan to Obama George P. Shultz 2010
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Van Dyk calibrates his every move for its potential to allow him to survive.
Book review of Jere Van Dyk's "Captive: My Time as a Prisoner of the Taliban." 2010
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The NPR carefully calibrates the circumstances when states might face the use of nuclear weapons to "defend the vital interests of the United States, our allies and partners."
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