scaled 1 of 2

as in scaly
composed of or covered with scales the fossilized form of a scaled reptile from the Triassic period

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scaled

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verb

past tense of scale

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Recent Examples of scaled
Adjective
Those headaches were worth it when scaled media businesses threw off gushers of cash and provided a cultural imprimatur that few other assets could. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 29 June 2026 Many organizations are experimenting with AI in HR but have yet to achieve scaled impact. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 June 2026 Complex supply chains and poor communication between brands and innovators on scaled solutions with calculable benefits make for a noisy and confusing ‘ecosystem’. — Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026 Safdie could have doubled down on the shorts, scaled production, and chased the surge in demand. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2026 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 giant handheld plays real Game Boy games, thanks to a pixel-perfect display scaled up from the original and software written from scratch. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Nov. 2026 In addition, modular designs allow fuel cells to be scaled to provide much larger quantities of power — one of the principal demands of data centers. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026 Factory floors in Mesa, Arizona, and Montreal, Quebec, scaled rapidly to address this operational challenge. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Nov. 2026 How such a monster as Gordon, a car thief in his youth, scaled the ladder of power in 1970s’ Argentina is one of the most pertinent questions the Netflix series seeks to explain. — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026 Under her leadership, the business scaled to more than 110 million monthly active users, expanded globally, and established itself as a leading entertainment destination. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Nov. 2026 In addition, there is an increasing emphasis on developing systems that are modular, allowing them to be quickly adapted and scaled to meet future needs. — New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2026 McKinsey reported that 88% of organizations were using AI in at least one business function in 2025, but only 7% had fully scaled AI across their organizations. — Hugo Sarrazin, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 Republicans had scaled back spending in the state as Cooper maintained a polling lead heading into Election Day. — Justin Papp,caleigh Keating,garrett Downs,kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaled
Adjective
  • The model called upon a team of stylists to turn her into the creepy and scaly figure of Greek myth.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The eagles fuss obsessively with their habitat, waddling around on their huge, scaly reptilian feet, moving sticks to and fro with their bony beaks.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In its 2026 Illinois Report Card, East Aurora continued to lag behind the state average in terms of student proficiency in the subject areas measured — English Language Arts, or ELA, math and science.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Ultimately, the success of this amendment should be measured by more than the dollars homeowners save.
    — Julie Price, Sun Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • In the OptiTROP-Lung05 study conducted in China, sac-TMT plus Keytruda significantly delayed tumor progression compared to chemotherapy plus Keytruda in patients with first-line, PDL1-negative, non-squamous lung cancer.
    — Elaine Chen, STAT, 15 July 2026
  • Coulier has faced his own health battle after being diagnosed with stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma in 2024 and p16 squamous carcinoma (a head-and-neck cancer at the base of his tongue) in 2025.
    — Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Timeline for answers Policymakers’ appetite for a conversation on fiscal responsibility may be gauged sooner rather than later.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Back in the 2024 offseason, head coach Steve Kerr took the then-unemployed Vogel out to lunch and gauged his interest in joining the Warriors’ coaching staff.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026

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“Scaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaled. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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