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scale

[skeyl] / skeɪl /


VERB
ascend, climb
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




Example Sentences

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In employee-engagement surveys, the company had begun asking them to rate their AI usage on a scale of 1 to 5.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"Nature has already solved the design problem. Our job is to read that blueprint and scale it up to help reefs grow faster and survive longer."

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

“Tesla’s ability to scale the unsupervised robo-taxi fleet is the most important catalyst for the stock this year,” wrote Morgan Stanley analyst Andrew Percoco in a recent report.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Those plans need time to scale and won’t be cheap.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

On the new scale of vacation disasters, the morning had only registered slightly.

From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn