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scale

[skeyl] / skeɪl /
NOUN
graduated system
Synonyms
STRONGEST
extent proportion range rate ratio scope system
STRONG
calibration computation degrees gamut gradation hierarchy ladder order progression ranking reach register rule sequence series spectrum spread steps way
WEAK
pecking order
Antonyms
STRONGEST
part whole
STRONG
disorder disorganization
NOUN
thin covering, skin
Synonyms
STRONG
film flake incrustation lamina layer plate scurf
VERB
ascend, climb
Synonyms
STRONGEST
escalate mount
STRONG
clamber escalade surmount
WEAK
go up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease
WEAK
descend
VERB
measure
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjust
STRONG
balance calibrate compare compute estimate gauge graduate proportion prorate regulate size
Antonyms
STRONG
guess
WEAK
descend

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Continuing claims, which scale with the total size of the unemployed population, fell to 1.794 million in the week through March 28, against 1.832 million a week earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

And yet, the show’s scale and the fame of the people in it may insulate it from outright failure.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Alibaba launched an AI data center powered by 10,000 in-house Zhenwu AI chips, aiming to scale to 100,000.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The transition from ancient cultivation to large scale industrial farming has fundamentally altered the structure and strategy of one of the world's most important food crops.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Most consisted of two squadrons of ten aircraft apiece; Marina Raskova’s three female regiments were not going to change the outcome of an air war on this scale.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein