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adjective

Definition of scalednext
as in scaly
composed of or covered with scales the fossilized form of a scaled reptile from the Triassic period

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verb

past tense of scale
as in measured
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 scaled
Verb
Deportation efforts remained significantly scaled back throughout 2024 compared to levels seen in 2023 and 2022. — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025 This snippet from a structure-formation simulation, with the expansion of the Universe scaled out, represents billions of years of gravitational growth in a dark matter-rich Universe. — Big Think, 3 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaled
  1. scaly
  2. measured
  3. squamous
Adjective
  • Other key ingredients like glycerin attract and pull water into the skin to keep it hydrated (as opposed to flaky or scaly).
    — Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Green Iguanas Resplendent in scaly beauty with vivid colors and rows of protective spines, the green iguana is one of several big lizards in Florida.
    — Alan Clemons, Outdoor Life, 20 Feb. 2025
Definition of scaly
Verb
  • In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowledge.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of measured
Adjective
  • Cervical dysplasia on a Pap test is a squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL).
    — Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Eligible participants must identify as Black, be assigned female at birth or self-identify as women, not have a history of cancer (except basal or squamous skin cancer) and be between ages 25 and 55.
    — Shana O. Ntiri, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Definition of squamous

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