as in scaling
to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line
plumbed the bay to make sure it was deep enough for the ship
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The home also arrives pre-installed with energy-efficient LED fixtures, 110V electrical outlets, and plumbing too—to take one more thing off your plate.
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Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
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Miles Walls, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, clinics around the country are closing or scaling back services in the face of funding cuts, further limiting women’s options for in-person care.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Mercury News,
25 Oct. 2025
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In real life, Springsteen’s insistence on scaling back—with Landau’s support—may have saved his life, or at least his sanity.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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From Aldean’s career-spanning retrospective to Andrews’ breakthrough, the results underscore country’s constant evolution, where established stars and newcomers share the same scoreboards.—
Russ Penuell,
Billboard,
22 Oct. 2025
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What Kondo offers is a millennia-spanning philosophy for another way.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Plumbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plumbing. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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