as in measuring
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 scaling
Nearly half of global travelers are scaling back their travel plans, with many choosing domestic trips instead, according to Allianz Partners' Global Travel Confidence Index.
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Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 29 May 2026
There’s value in the ethos, and the Hurricanes’ status — one win from the Stanley Cup Final, one win from scaling the hill that comes before the mountain — is proof of its efficacy.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Delays with Vulcan, Ariane 6, and New Glenn were initially of little concern to Amazon, which was contending with its own issues scaling production of satellites in a factory in Kirkland, Washington.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
Scaling On The Wrong Foundation Deployment is accelerating, but many robotic systems are scaling on software architectures seldom designed for continuous uncertainty.
—John Wall, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The team includes engineers and researchers from Apple, Netflix, Meta, Google, Adobe, Replicate and Microsoft, who have experience in graphics, real-time systems, interactive media and scaling AI infrastructure.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 May 2026
The companies said in the announcement that the combination will expand margins by scaling operations across a larger portfolio of units and will generate $175 million in gross synergies.
—Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
And Singapore has sought to play a key role in developing and scaling blended finance, which combines public and private money to make projects go further and reduce risk for investors.
—Justin Worland, Time, 22 May 2026
The team’s next step is scaling the technology and testing it under real operating conditions.
—Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 29 May 2026
There’s value in the ethos, and the Hurricanes’ status — one win from the Stanley Cup Final, one win from scaling the hill that comes before the mountain — is proof of its efficacy.
—Sean Gentille, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Delays with Vulcan, Ariane 6, and New Glenn were initially of little concern to Amazon, which was contending with its own issues scaling production of satellites in a factory in Kirkland, Washington.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026
Scaling On The Wrong Foundation Deployment is accelerating, but many robotic systems are scaling on software architectures seldom designed for continuous uncertainty.
—John Wall, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The team includes engineers and researchers from Apple, Netflix, Meta, Google, Adobe, Replicate and Microsoft, who have experience in graphics, real-time systems, interactive media and scaling AI infrastructure.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 28 May 2026
The companies said in the announcement that the combination will expand margins by scaling operations across a larger portfolio of units and will generate $175 million in gross synergies.
—Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026
And Singapore has sought to play a key role in developing and scaling blended finance, which combines public and private money to make projects go further and reduce risk for investors.
—Justin Worland, Time, 22 May 2026
The team’s next step is scaling the technology and testing it under real operating conditions.
—Deena Theresa, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaling
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The Adaptation and Resilience Investors Collaborative, a consortium of ten development finance institutions, published a framework in 2024 for measuring adaptation impact in ways that are investor-relevant and can be aggregated across portfolios.—
Jamil Wyne,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The result of a 26-solar-mass black hole merging with a 30-solar-mass black hole over 3 billion light-years away, gravitational wave astronomers were able to pinpoint GW240615 to a region of the sky measuring just 6 square degrees.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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Guo says that as of April, the company has received nearly 20,000 pre-orders for the M1 model, which is capable of gauging facial expressions and starting a conversation if someone appears lonely and can also read books to children.—
Rana Wehbe Watson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Fangio said the Eagles looked at Woolen midseason last year while gauging the Seahawks’ interest in trading him.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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“Scaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaling. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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