small-scale
adjective
1
: small in scope
especially
: small in output or operation
2
of a map
: having a scale (such as one inch to 25 miles) that permits plotting of comparatively little detail and shows mainly large features
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The only small-scale nuclear reactor story that works is Club name GE Vernova .
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Mourer’s firm only ever occupied half of the building, and sold it to a small-scale hotelier in the spring.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2025
Together, the force responds to mental-health calls, domestic-violence cases, small-scale drug pick-ups, and homicides.
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The team conducted a 12-hour small-scale simulation at a site in eastern China.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Dec. 2025
Mourer’s firm only ever occupied half of the building, and sold it to a small-scale hotelier in the spring.
—Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 27 Nov. 2025
Together, the force responds to mental-health calls, domestic-violence cases, small-scale drug pick-ups, and homicides.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2025
The team conducted a 12-hour small-scale simulation at a site in eastern China.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Small-scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small-scale. Accessed 13 Dec. 2025.
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