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scale

[skeyl] / skeɪl /


VERB
ascend, climb
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




Example Sentences

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This imaging method functions much like a CT scan at the molecular scale, allowing researchers to see cellular structures in remarkable detail.

From Science Daily

Prolonged hot and dry weather together with strong winds also contributed to the scale and behaviour of the fire.

From BBC

Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population, fell to 1.83 million in the week through Feb. 14, from 1.86 million a week earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal

Anthropic faces pressure to scale back its safeguards.

From Los Angeles Times

Charities say the figures are likely to underestimate the true scale of the issue, as only those sleeping rough on one single night in the autumn are counted.

From BBC