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scale

[skayl] / skeɪl /


VERB
ascend, climb
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Not all forecasters use the same scale to interpret El Nino, and the comparison is complicated by the background effects of climate change.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

In recent years, headlines about the country focused on the scale of its ambition, or the fantastical giga-projects girding Vision 2030, the full-steam-ahead drive to remake the kingdom into a business and entertainment powerhouse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026

On its "thrill scale", Six Flags ranks Goliath at level four out of five.

From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026

The Y axis is banded rather than a smooth, continuous scale.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Something glittered in the lantern light, and when Anya inspected further, she saw a broad red scale stuck to a piece of wood.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

In early 2023, Wells Fargo scaled down its mortgage business broadly, focusing on lending to existing customers, but again reiterated a pledge to advance racial equity in housing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

That causes margins to drop, but the hope is the acquired company can soon be scaled to a point of high profitability.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

His unconventional ceramics, like his painting, tend to be massively scaled and edge closer to sculpture than functional objects.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Local journalist Miguel Dantas explained the security arrangements were scaled back compared with the first trial, when he wore a bulletproof jacket and there were snipers on the roof.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

In my mind, I scaled such mountains of combat often.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys

But he said the exchange needs to build up a longer track record before it can think about scaling significantly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The series of radical reforms, including scaling back jury trials, were presented as the best way of turning around record backlogs which, in turn, were exacerbating the prison population crisis.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

"To do this requires scaling our efforts, widening our reach, and getting closer to the hardware."

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Gearing Up: Amazon, already one of the world’s biggest robot makers, is scaling up production as it automates more of the work inside its warehouses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Bernal Heights definitely lived up to its name—Rishi’s thighs were burning from scaling the thing.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon




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