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
Peter White, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
Will foundations stop patting themselves on the back for diversity pledges and start funding the Black innovation ecosystem at scale?
—Felecia Hatcher, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Companies are trying to scale up.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Noun
This panel brings together trailblazing creators, independent studios, and industry leaders to examine how indie TV is shaping today’s entertainment marketplace, from financing and production strategies to distribution, scale, and sustainability.
—Peter White, Deadline, 7 Apr. 2026
Will foundations stop patting themselves on the back for diversity pledges and start funding the Black innovation ecosystem at scale?
—Felecia Hatcher, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
Whittaker's 1963 ascent to the summit of Mount Everest came 10 years after Sir Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay first scaled the peak.
—ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Companies are trying to scale up.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scale
Verb
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Whether measured in testosterone levels, bone density, lung capacity, or muscle mass, biological males carry inherent physical advantages over women.—
Lisa Frizell,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
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Keep the rollout simple, measure what works, and if replies scatter, create a thread to organize them.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
6 Apr. 2026
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Although birth rate is commonly used as a catch-all term, the key metric used to gauge how populations grow or shrink is the total fertility rate (TFR), which estimates the average number of children a woman is likely to have throughout her reproductive years (see fertility rates).—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
6 Apr. 2026
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Going beyond the basics of a typical smart scale, the MorphoScan breaks down segmental muscle and fat for each arm, each leg, and your torso, similar to a dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan, which is essentially a medical imagery test to gauge these same attributes.—
Andrew Gebhart,
PC Magazine,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scale. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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