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scale

[skeyl] / skeɪl /


VERB
ascend, climb
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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John Singleton Copley’s 1768 portrait of Paul Revere at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts does something similar, on a smaller scale and in a different medium.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Still, the scale of the buildout has hurt the stock in the near term.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

It has repeatedly forced her to take sick leave or scale back official duties.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The connectivity business, he estimates, will see 60% margins, because once the satellites that service the business are in space, this is the business that will improve most from scale.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

At a much larger scale, Alexander had sketched his own childlike version of the type of alpine scenery depicted in the tiny watercolors of the Hixby’s Guide.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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