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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
As residents complain and other communities, such as Monroe County and Sumpter Township, have scaled back or decided against Flock cameras, Waterford police have no plans to take down these cameras anytime soon. Heath Kalb, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026 Startups like Anduril have scaled to decacorn valuations without taking a dollar of traditional PE money, and may skip over Wall Street entirely on their paths to eventually go public. Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026 The majority of the Lust works are modestly scaled with low values, likely to be sold during day sales, but around 10 are considered major works, the top lot almost certainly a large sculpture by Alberto Giacometti. Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026 Related Articles The majority of the Lust works are modestly scaled with low values, likely to be sold during day sales, but around 10 are considered major works, the top lot almost certainly a large sculpture by Alberto Giacometti. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Researchers later scaled the configuration toward the 800-passenger category. Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026 Germany’s 10-year bund yield also touched a 15-year high , while Japan’s 10-year government note yield scaled to a multidecade high. Fred Imbert, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 That distinction, between merch as proof of attendance and merch as an artifact of the album's world, is the same logic that shows up, scaled up dramatically, in what UMusic Shop NY built next door to the Garden this week. Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The seat did not substantially change during the state’s 2026 redistricting process, which began after the Supreme Court scaled back minority-voting protections in the Voting Rights Act. Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaled
Adjective
  • But lurking in the grasslands and forest clearings of at least two southeastern counties is a scaly intruder that state wildlife officials say poses a serious threat to native animals and crops alike.
    Christopher Harris, CBS News, 4 June 2026
  • The revered scaly beast — who supposedly once lived in nearby sewers — now honorably rests in of all places, the diocesan Museum of Sacred Art filled with images of Christ and the Virgin Mary.
    Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Annual inflation in the country — measured over the 12-month period leading up to July — stands at 66%, according to the Iranian Labour News Agency (ILNA).
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
  • This adds up to one the worst housing markets in decades, as measured by housing starts and turnover.
    Zev Fima, CNBC, 16 Aug. 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
  • At CalPERS, overall performance will be gauged against a passive reference portfolio of 75% global stocks and 25% bonds, though teams will also still have asset benchmarks that will be reported to the board.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • But normality is gauged by behavior, an individual’s social life.
    Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

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“Scaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaled. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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