as in balance
a device for measuring weight
I hate getting on the bathroom scale
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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
Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
The Boone and Crockett Club this week unveiled the results of a 5-year study into the scale, motivations for, and various costs of wildlife poaching in America.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
While effective in laboratories, nanocrystal production is costly and difficult to scale.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The book features a character who weighs a dying man in a chamber, and finds that the weight on the scales drops with his death.
—Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
The Boone and Crockett Club this week unveiled the results of a 5-year study into the scale, motivations for, and various costs of wildlife poaching in America.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
However, the partnership has reportedly become strained as both companies scale their AI ambitions.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
While effective in laboratories, nanocrystal production is costly and difficult to scale.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scale
Verb
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Afterward, the researchers measured feelings like calm, purpose, and life happiness.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
16 Sep. 2025
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The future of finance will be shaped by those who lead in defining and measuring the human-AI relationship.—
Kristin Milchanowski,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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This includes parsing public-sector budgets to predict hiring trends in government, analyzing job postings on platforms like LinkedIn and Indeed to forecast future demand, and even tracking sentiment on professional networks to gauge worker confidence and potential attrition.—
Jeff Gapusan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scale. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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