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
David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The liberal media’s response to Musk somewhat followed that template, but at a fraction of the scale.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
But now even those efforts have been scaled back in the United States.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
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The act would speed up environmental analyses and the pace and scale of forest restoration projects.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 24 Jan. 2025
The liberal media’s response to Musk somewhat followed that template, but at a fraction of the scale.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2025
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Other major companies to scale back on DEI initiatives include McDonald’s, Tractor Supply Co., Harley-Davidson, Walmart and the Brown-Forman Corp., parent company of Jack Daniel’s.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
But now even those efforts have been scaled back in the United States.
—Clare Duffy, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Scale.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scale. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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