as in balance
a device for measuring weight
I hate getting on the bathroom scale
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Relevance
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as in hierarchy
a scheme of rank or order
a student who scored very highly on a standard intelligence scale
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as in to measure
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
scaled the logs to get a rough idea of the amount of usable lumber they were likely to yield
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Recent Examples of scale
Mark Dee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
While the company will be a global giant, nearly 80 percent of All3Media’s production revenues are from English-language content and the goal is to use its scale as leverage with streaming and network buyers.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Garrett Shanley Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
New riders will be invited on a rolling basis going forward as Waymo scales its operations.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Micron’s hulking worksite warps the scale of every building in Southeast Boise.
—Mark Dee
march 3, Idaho Statesman, 3 Mar. 2026
While the company will be a global giant, nearly 80 percent of All3Media’s production revenues are from English-language content and the goal is to use its scale as leverage with streaming and network buyers.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
State officials did not immediately explain why the overall amount was scaled back.
—Garrett Shanley Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
New riders will be invited on a rolling basis going forward as Waymo scales its operations.
—Sasha Richie, Dallas Morning News, 24 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scale
Verb
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While astronomical seasons are measured by Earth’s position in relation to the sun, meteorological seasons are based on the annual temperature cycle.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
1 Mar. 2026
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At 6 feet, 192 pounds, Bell, his hands measuring 10 inches, his arms 31 1/8, made his reputation by breaking tackles after making the catch.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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Which couples tend to coordinate best Choukmane said the research aims to gauge whether couples coordinate their finances as a household or instead manage their money individually.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Gravitational waves have been proposed as a way of gauging the Hubble constant before, but the issue has been that the accuracy hasn't been there.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scale. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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