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
The company’s financing will enable scaling pilot production, accelerate commercial deployment and help expand partnerships.
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Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Chronicle already began scaling Simple Alien’s series to deliver some meaningful growth over the last 22 days.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Niche platforms built around specific interests are scaling fast as more people look for community around their pursuits.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Denver’s hip River North Art District is scaling up with the first-ever RiNo Street Fair, which arrives on Saturday, May 9.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Some farmers are switching to growing cheaper crops that require less or no fertilizer and scaling back on growing corn, sesame and other rain-fed crops.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
The Oppenheimer analysts said investments appear to be scaling ahead of clear monetization.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,jennifer Elias, CNBC, 6 May 2026
But managers are scaling up these programs without knowing how prescribed fire affects the recreationists who visit these landscapes, a gap our analysis sets out to fill.
—Kyle Manley, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
The solution was scaling down the size of the existing chip-processing equipment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2026
Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
Chronicle already began scaling Simple Alien’s series to deliver some meaningful growth over the last 22 days.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 7 May 2026
Niche platforms built around specific interests are scaling fast as more people look for community around their pursuits.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 7 May 2026
Denver’s hip River North Art District is scaling up with the first-ever RiNo Street Fair, which arrives on Saturday, May 9.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 May 2026
Some farmers are switching to growing cheaper crops that require less or no fertilizer and scaling back on growing corn, sesame and other rain-fed crops.
—ABC News, 7 May 2026
The Oppenheimer analysts said investments appear to be scaling ahead of clear monetization.
—Mackenzie Sigalos,jennifer Elias, CNBC, 6 May 2026
But managers are scaling up these programs without knowing how prescribed fire affects the recreationists who visit these landscapes, a gap our analysis sets out to fill.
—Kyle Manley, The Conversation, 6 May 2026
The solution was scaling down the size of the existing chip-processing equipment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaling
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As of March, Goldman had found no meaningful relationship between AI and economy-wide productivity, although the bank noted isolated gains of around 30% on specific tasks where companies were actively measuring.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
4 May 2026
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Though the gauge measuring American consumers’ confidence has ticked up the last two months, the reading remains mired near its lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Michelle Chapman,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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The price-to-book ratio remains a reasonable proxy for gauging Berkshire’s intrinsic value.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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And pH1 is on the chart in terms of gauging the health of water.—
Stephen Schaefer,
Boston Herald,
4 May 2026
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“Scaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaling. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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