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
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
On the smallest scales, the strong nuclear force binds quarks into bound structures, three-at-a-time, known as baryons.
—Big Think, 16 Oct. 2025
Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
For starters, elevated interest rates over the past few years have prompted builders to scale back, focusing on smaller, more attainable homes such as townhomes rather than large five-bedroom houses.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Russia’s war economy has reached a staggering scale that should alarm every European leader.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
On the smallest scales, the strong nuclear force binds quarks into bound structures, three-at-a-time, known as baryons.
—Big Think, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
The success of these trials confirmed the system’s readiness for deployment and provided valuable insights for scaling production.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
For starters, elevated interest rates over the past few years have prompted builders to scale back, focusing on smaller, more attainable homes such as townhomes rather than large five-bedroom houses.
—Collyn Wainwright, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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Bean and squash yields (as measured by weight) were reduced when intercropped with maize, while maize yields were only slightly diminished when intercropped.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Oct. 2025
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The impact of individual protests and boycotts is difficult to measure, but Israeli producers and filmmakers agree that calls to isolate the Israeli industry have been broadly successful.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Oct. 2025
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Keeping the opportunity a secret from her mother, Veronica took her to see the movie first to gauge her reaction.—
Ari Stark,
Footwear News,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scale. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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