Scale and Tear

Scale

Scale verb - To find out the size, extent, or amount of.

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Tear and scale are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tear" instead a verb "Scale".

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

Tear verb - To cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it.

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Scale and tear are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scale" instead a verb "Tear".

Nearby Words: tearful, tearing, teary, teardrop, tearless

individual	individual scale	individual tear
human	human scale	human tear
good	good scale	good tear
normal	normal scale	normal tear
Other adjectives: single, small, real, massive, large, big, planetary, general, gigantic.

man	scale man	tear man
body	scale body	tear body
time	scale time	tear time
way	scale way	tear way
Other words: face, damage, player, enemy, stories, enemies, buildings.

It fits this trope in that it can actually tear down the walls between worlds completely, leading to the Roger Rabbit Effect on a massive scale — and not in a fun way.

Source: Artifact of Doom
It is, however, a potential Artifact of Doom in that it can actually tear down the walls between worlds completely, leading to the Roger Rabbit Effect on a massive scale — and not in a fun way.

Source: Interdimensional Travel Device
The main villain of the second season of Lexx worked on a bigger scale, commanding a legion of drones that could tear anything apart and convert it into more drones.

Source: Grey Goo

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