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Recent Examples of scalelike
This upright evergreen has flat sprays of scalelike, aromatic, yellow-green to green foliage.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
The rover began exploring the Marker Band feature — which was found to have thin, hard rocks covering the surface is a scalelike pattern — in 2022.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2023
The rover began exploring the Marker Band feature — which was found to have thin, hard rocks covering the surface is a scalelike pattern — in 2022.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scalelike
Adjective
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Summit plans to report progression-free survival results from squamous patients in the global Harmoni-3 trial in the second half of this year.—
Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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The results from the trial conducted in China showed the drug, when combined with chemotherapy, kept people with squamous non-small-cell lung cancer alive for a median of four months longer than the standard treatment, though scientists are debating the findings.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Safdie could have doubled down on the shorts, scaled production, and chased the surge in demand.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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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
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“Scalelike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scalelike. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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