as in measured
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
scaled the logs to get a rough idea of the amount of usable lumber they were likely to yield
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Recent Examples of scaled
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Micro-financing Healthcare Services Crypto loans can be scaled down to microfinance levels, allowing patients to take out small, affordable loans for basic healthcare needs.
—Chrissa McFarlane, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Design budgets are at risk of being scaled back as a tough economy puts a strain on corporate finances.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 9 Dec. 2024
Several major corporations, including Ford, Lowe's, Boeing and Harley-Davidson, have scaled back their DEI and environmental, social and governance programs in response to political and conservative activists legal and external pressures.
—Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
One of us leads a research team (the University of Chicago Education Lab) whose research finds this type of intensive tutoring can be scaled into regular public schools as well, doubling or even tripling what students learn per year.
—Randall Stephenson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2024
Spending and the debt scaled new heights after COVID struck and the economy staggered.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
With the results published in Science Robotics, the team hopes this swarm behavior can be scaled further and adopted for real-world applications like aiding recovery efforts after natural disasters.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The flagship digital currency scaled above $100,000 for the first time late Wednesday and last traded around $101,000.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
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The company has also scaled back its push into primary care by cutting its stake in primary care provider VillageMD.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Micro-financing Healthcare Services Crypto loans can be scaled down to microfinance levels, allowing patients to take out small, affordable loans for basic healthcare needs.
—Chrissa McFarlane, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Design budgets are at risk of being scaled back as a tough economy puts a strain on corporate finances.
—Jason Ma, Fortune Asia, 9 Dec. 2024
Several major corporations, including Ford, Lowe's, Boeing and Harley-Davidson, have scaled back their DEI and environmental, social and governance programs in response to political and conservative activists legal and external pressures.
—Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
One of us leads a research team (the University of Chicago Education Lab) whose research finds this type of intensive tutoring can be scaled into regular public schools as well, doubling or even tripling what students learn per year.
—Randall Stephenson, Chicago Tribune, 8 Dec. 2024
Spending and the debt scaled new heights after COVID struck and the economy staggered.
—Ron Elving, NPR, 7 Dec. 2024
With the results published in Science Robotics, the team hopes this swarm behavior can be scaled further and adopted for real-world applications like aiding recovery efforts after natural disasters.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
The flagship digital currency scaled above $100,000 for the first time late Wednesday and last traded around $101,000.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scaled
Adjective
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Instead of the sleek and smooth scales on snakes and lizards, crocodiles have a more lumpy and three dimensional pattern on their scaly heads.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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Think high-octane Holiday glam, with volume and scaly texture in solid gold and diamond accents, that channels all the power of the snake.Kate Matthams, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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The researchers measured fear activity in each person’s brain.Kevin Kruse, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Silicon Valley investor has called for major reform at the FDA in the past and argued that the efficacy of drugs should be measured after they have been allowed on market.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Cervical dysplasia on a Pap test is a squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL).Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 6 Sep. 2024
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Eligible participants must identify as Black, be assigned female at birth or self-identify as women, not have a history of cancer (except basal or squamous skin cancer) and be between ages 25 and 55.Shana O. Ntiri, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
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“Scaled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scaled. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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