as in balance
a device for measuring weight
I hate getting on the bathroom scale
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Relevance
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as in hierarchy
a scheme of rank or order
a student who scored very highly on a standard intelligence scale
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as in to measure
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 scale
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2025
This kind of structure offers a powerful model for de-risking investment and catalyzing private capital at scale.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
But with last month’s truce seeing both the U.S. and China scale back their tariffs for 90 days, American importers have since raced to gobble up space on vessels on the Pacific Ocean ahead of the Aug. 14 deadline.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 June 2025
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Noun
That recognized a moral responsibility to try to balance the scales, but the court no longer tries.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2025
This kind of structure offers a powerful model for de-risking investment and catalyzing private capital at scale.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
Verb
The mayor’s office did not immediately answer when asked Friday whether Hagerty’s role was being scaled back.
—Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
But with last month’s truce seeing both the U.S. and China scale back their tariffs for 90 days, American importers have since raced to gobble up space on vessels on the Pacific Ocean ahead of the Aug. 14 deadline.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scale
Verb
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Szostak went on to show that in a case like this, functional information can be measured experimentally.—
Philip Ball,
Wired News,
8 June 2025
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Toyota measures twice and cuts once, and the cutting just began.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Verb
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Investors and economic policymakers pore over surveys like these, which can help gauge economic conditions sooner than official government data can.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Critics of the new requirements say that while the questions don’t explicitly ask candidates about their political preferences, which is prohibited under federal law, they can be used to gauge applicants’ political leanings.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scale. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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