scaled
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of scaled
First recorded in 1350–1400, scaled is from the Middle English word scalid. See scale 1, -ed 3
Example Sentences
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Yet schools have many fixed costs, such as maintaining, repairing, heating and cooling school buildings, operating cafeterias and managing many administrative functions that cannot easily be scaled down when enrollment declines inevitably reduce funding.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2026
Reilly, a working-class product of Oakland who crossed the Bay and scaled the heights of San Francisco business, culture and politics, died earlier this month at age 79.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
According to co-CEO Daniel Roberts, Iren’s data-center footprint has scaled from 3 megawatts of self-built AI cloud capacity to 480 megawatts delivered this year.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
McCook criticised Justice Secretary Neil Gray, who said the fire was "currently contained" on Thursday, before the response was scaled up a day later.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
The seven knights of the Kingsguard took the field, all but Jaime Lannister in scaled armor the color of milk, their cloaks as white as fresh-fallen snow.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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