scalelike

Definition of scalelikenext
as in squamous

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Recent Examples of scalelike This upright evergreen has flat sprays of scalelike, aromatic, yellow-green to green foliage. Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023 The rover began exploring the Marker Band feature — which was found to have thin, hard rocks covering the surface is a scalelike pattern — in 2022. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
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Adjective
  • Then, in December 2025, Coulier revealed he had been recently diagnosed with p16 squamous carcinoma, a type of head and neck cancer found at the base of his tongue.
    Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • Summit plans to report progression-free survival results from squamous patients in the global Harmoni-3 trial in the second half of this year.
    Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 31 May 2026
Adjective
  • Those headaches were worth it when scaled media businesses threw off gushers of cash and provided a cultural imprimatur that few other assets could.
    Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 29 June 2026
  • Many organizations are experimenting with AI in HR but have yet to achieve scaled impact.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 June 2026

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“Scalelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalelike. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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