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scale

[skayl] / skeɪl /


VERB
ascend, climb
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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Many other startups, by comparison, have already released smaller scale systems corporate customers are using for testing and experimentation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The correlation between stock prices and oil was negative — meaning, when one goes up, the other goes down — at -0.37 on a -1 to +1 scale.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

It rated areas including care, learning and the setting as "very good" - the second-highest level in the quality scale.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Vysotsky said Ukrainians "understand the sensitivity of certain segments for European farmers" and were open to "substantive discussions about adaptation periods, the scale of market access and safeguard mechanisms".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

On the ticked-off scale from one to ten, he’s at least an eleven.

From "Linked" by Gordon Korman

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

Before the acquisition, 20th Century Fox routinely released 12 to 17 movies annually in theatres, but under Disney that slate scaled down to just three to six a year.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 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

It was his jaw that had scaled itself down—bone loss had been kind.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

"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

“The exponential scaling of LLM capabilities and AI’s full potential productivity impact suggest a broad and meaningful opportunity for value creation,” the analysts wrote, referring to large language models, a technical term for AI models.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

“By scaling up proven and efficient pollution-cutting programs, states can deliver savings for families and businesses, while making a huge impact on our national emissions. More states should follow their lead.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Although a reasonable first step in many cases, scaling quantities up or down proportionally is often invalid, as more mundane examples also demonstrate.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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