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as in balance
a device for measuring weight I hate getting on the bathroom scale

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noun (2)

as in plate
a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale scales of mica were embedded in the granite

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noun (3)

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verb

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Noun
First Light Map Size 007 First Light's maps aren't on the scale of Hitman's sprawling but sedate social sandboxes, which invite replay after replay. Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025 Even though the players looked baffled by the on-pitch ceremony at full time, the scale of the spectacle showed the Lionesses are bigger and more popular than ever. Nancy Froston, New York Times, 30 June 2025
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Tools like these could help independent fleets not only stay competitive but scale more sustainably. Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 30 June 2025 Several events nationwide had to scale back their celebrations because of a loss of funding; in some cases, organizers said corporate sponsors asked to remain anonymous. Angie Leventis Lourgos, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for scale
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  • Don’t measure your progress by job titles or years in one role.
    Minh Pham-Costello, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • What to know about earthquakes Magnitude measures the energy released at the source of the earthquake, the U.S. Geological Survey says.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2025
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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
  • 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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