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
Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
The royal couple scaled down their engagements to spend time with their three children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — during their school's half-term break, and the family moved into their new home, Forest Lodge in Windsor.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
What was once a niche model has been scaled to service locations in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Tennessee, and Texas.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Eyes on Within four minutes of arriving at the outside wall of the Louvre, the thieves had scaled the building and were breaking through a window.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
That's because the federal government has scaled back on surveillance and communication.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
That said, its functionality should improve considerably once the technology is scaled up, which would partially involve adding more needles to the knitting block.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
The effort has scaled dramatically since, with live programming like WWE Raw, NFL games on Christmas Day and other events creating more opportunity for ads.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
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
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 video, filmed by someone who must have scaled one of the bridge’s three-hundred-and-ten-foot towers, is basically a eulogy created in the grip of the mind-set that caused the young girls’ deaths.
—Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 8 Nov. 2025
The royal couple scaled down their engagements to spend time with their three children — Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis — during their school's half-term break, and the family moved into their new home, Forest Lodge in Windsor.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 8 Nov. 2025
What was once a niche model has been scaled to service locations in Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Tennessee, and Texas.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Eyes on Within four minutes of arriving at the outside wall of the Louvre, the thieves had scaled the building and were breaking through a window.
—Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
That's because the federal government has scaled back on surveillance and communication.
—NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
That said, its functionality should improve considerably once the technology is scaled up, which would partially involve adding more needles to the knitting block.
—New Atlas, 5 Nov. 2025
The effort has scaled dramatically since, with live programming like WWE Raw, NFL games on Christmas Day and other events creating more opportunity for ads.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
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
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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