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
Jimmy Wales, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The scale of this network has been expanding rapidly in recent years.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Resilient ocean energy Despite its potential in tropical regions, OTEC has struggled to scale due to storm risks.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Which sparked a Hindenburg-scale explosion.
—Jimmy Wales, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
The scale of this network has been expanding rapidly in recent years.
—Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
Industry players at the forum recognized the importance of scaling up, rather than back, their efforts and of doing so collaboratively.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
Resilient ocean energy Despite its potential in tropical regions, OTEC has struggled to scale due to storm risks.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scale
Verb
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The heels featured a tall, slim heel measuring 115mm.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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There are direct tritium beta decay experiments (like KATRIN) that are ongoing, seeking to measure the individual neutrino mass eigenstates (ν1, ν2, and ν3) directly.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For example, Indigenous observations of changes in a landscape over long periods of time can help gauge the impact of global climate change.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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As a reminder, analysts focus on orders to gauge demand, versus sales, which could be the result of fulfilling past orders.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scale. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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