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scale

[skeyl] / skeɪl /


VERB
ascend, climb
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Replacing a toilet cistern can cost anywhere from $160 to $500, so you were charged at the lower end of that scale.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

I don't think we've ever really seen anything moving with this scale and speed before.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The company is expected to spend roughly $600 billion by the end of the decade, underscoring the scale of growth investors will need to see to justify its valuation.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

“I’m standing in the middle of a scale where people who are vibrant and going to live a long time are there as much as people are on the way out,” he explains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Like the fertilizer in the mail slot on a much larger scale.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman




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