as in balance
a device for measuring weight
I hate getting on the bathroom scale
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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
Will Speros, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2025
And indeed, there are few of its peers with the ambition to create art on this scale.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Yet sooner or later, both of these men scaled down and explored their own personal history to follow-up their moments of career glory.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
For Kwong, reining in the home’s grandiosity and highlighting its human scale was imperative.
—Will Speros, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2025
And indeed, there are few of its peers with the ambition to create art on this scale.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
Meanwhile, a majority of Americans (58 percent) reported scaling back on nonessential expenses in anticipation of the 2025 economic climate, with many admitting to cutting back on clothing (45 percent), fuel/gas (34 percent) and groceries (47 percent).
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
Yet sooner or later, both of these men scaled down and explored their own personal history to follow-up their moments of career glory.
—Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scale. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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