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scale

[skeyl] / skeɪl /


VERB
ascend, climb
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




Example Sentences

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Despite the scale of that impact, large coordinated efforts to study these exposures have been slow to emerge.

From Science Daily

Researchers used a scale called Joint Savoring in Romantic Relationships, adapted from the widely used Savoring Beliefs Inventory, which assesses how individuals savor positive moments.

From Science Daily

Few expected them to manage mathematically rigorous problems such as PDEs, which are typically handled by large scale supercomputers.

From Science Daily

Dairying here quickly scaled up to an industrial level, like factory-grade milk production.

From Los Angeles Times

Often described as India's first English-language feature, Annie occupies a singular place in the country's cinema history: local in texture yet cosmopolitan in voice; modest in scale yet exacting in its writing.

From BBC