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
Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
But there’s been very little quantitative analysis of how that behavioral shift translates to environmental impact at the national scale, says Papp.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 19 June 2025
Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 June 2025
Similarly, scaling up this process would require large-scale reactors that use light efficiently.
—Amreen Bains, The Conversation, 19 June 2025
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Noun
However, complex technology like smartphones requires both international supply chains and a wealth of tech talent—which the U.S. does not have on the same scale as other countries.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
But there’s been very little quantitative analysis of how that behavioral shift translates to environmental impact at the national scale, says Papp.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 19 June 2025
Verb
This report speculates that female founders—who also cite fundraising as, still, a major challenge—could be looking at AI as a way to scale with less capital and avoid some of those fundraising challenges.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 20 June 2025
Similarly, scaling up this process would require large-scale reactors that use light efficiently.
—Amreen Bains, The Conversation, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scale
Verb
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Tools And Frameworks Help Spot Potential Accurately Unlike performance, which is usually measured with data, potential can feel subjective.—
Melanie Hughes,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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To begin with, the atoms being used for error correction have to be moved to a location—the measurement zone—where they can be measured without disturbing anything else.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
20 June 2025
Verb
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My aim was to gauge the region’s life-in-the-slow-lane appeal, road-tripping between Baraboo in the east, La Crosse in the west, and Mineral Point in the south.—
Elaine Glusac,
AFAR Media,
26 June 2025
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The Islanders explored a potential extension with Dobson before starting to gauge the market on the 25-year-old right-shot defenseman, who is in line for a big raise on the $4 million cap hit his previous contract carried.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
26 June 2025
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“Scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scale. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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