as in measured
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 scaled
Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But certain regimes remain tricky to simulate perfectly, such as unsteady interactions at off‑design angles, boundary‑layer transition, and inlet buzz, which is why scaled wind‑tunnel models still earn their keep validating corner cases before full‑scale testing.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
With new demarcations of land, Pinjar reflects how such violence scaled up.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
While the dining room is scaled back, the Main Street spot still has a full-service food and drink menu and about 45 seats, with another 16 seats on the patio when the weather’s nice.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
The Toronto International Film Festival has scaled back, actually.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Richard Bailey, the former mayor of Coronado, scaled Mount Everest in May, reaching South Summit, which is 28,704 feet above sea level.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Compare that to today, when AI is scaled up specifically to disrupt and change things.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The government has also scaled back on the intense fumigation campaigns that were a common sight in the past during summer, when the warm weather and high humidity create the best conditions for mosquitos to reproduce.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
They can be scaled to tons of different ability levels, from beginner gym-goer to pro athlete.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Expliseat has navigated the challenging transition from startup to scaled manufacturer, moving from outsourced production to internalized assembly – a critical step that its CEO sees as foundational to the company's ambitious growth plans.
—Karl Moore, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But certain regimes remain tricky to simulate perfectly, such as unsteady interactions at off‑design angles, boundary‑layer transition, and inlet buzz, which is why scaled wind‑tunnel models still earn their keep validating corner cases before full‑scale testing.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
The technology has demonstrated promise at lab scale and could be scaled up for commercial production, according to the research team.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
With new demarcations of land, Pinjar reflects how such violence scaled up.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
While the dining room is scaled back, the Main Street spot still has a full-service food and drink menu and about 45 seats, with another 16 seats on the patio when the weather’s nice.
—Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
The Toronto International Film Festival has scaled back, actually.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2025
Richard Bailey, the former mayor of Coronado, scaled Mount Everest in May, reaching South Summit, which is 28,704 feet above sea level.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
Compare that to today, when AI is scaled up specifically to disrupt and change things.
—Bipul Sinha, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
The government has also scaled back on the intense fumigation campaigns that were a common sight in the past during summer, when the warm weather and high humidity create the best conditions for mosquitos to reproduce.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
They can be scaled to tons of different ability levels, from beginner gym-goer to pro athlete.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaled
Adjective
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Naturally, making a pact with a scaly weapon of mass destruction has consequences in a story that takes place over 25 years beginning in 1989.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Oak trees can be identified by their hard brown scaly bark, lobed leaves, and acorns.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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For all the sites, CNN measured the additional square footage of buildings by year since 2020, and analyzed the specific facilities seen in satellite imagery to determine their purpose.—
Tamara Qiblawi,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Prices as measured by the Consumer Price Index overall have risen every month since April.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSIL): Typically indicates HPV infection and that more testing is needed.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
4 Aug. 2025
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Other biopsies of squamous skin cancers have not detected HPV, meaning not all cases are caused by the viruses.—
Kaitlin Sullivan,
NBC news,
30 July 2025
Verb
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In other words, male respectability was gauged by how successfully women’s bodies were regulated.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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Having escaped disaster and gauged the full extent of American self-deterrence, Putin began putting pressure on Ukraine’s neighbors and suppliers.—
Robert Kagan,
The Atlantic,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Scaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaled. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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