Scale
Withstand
Withstand verb - To refuse to give in to.
Scale and withstand are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Scale" instead a verb "Withstand".
Nearby Word: withstanding
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Both words in one sentence
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No, it's not when it's measuring something that could reasonably destroy the scale, like measuring greater extreme heat than a thermometer can withstand.
Source: Readings Blew Up the Scale - Death by Irony: Nettlebrand's indestructible armor is melted by the very thing it was made to withstand- dragon's fire- because the good guys fiddled with his beloved scale polish.
Source: Literature / Dragon Rider - Not according to Tropico 4 which contains a Tweet that says "trust me it could withstand 9 on the Richter scale" when you build the Nuclear Power Plant and Tweet it.
Source: Too Soon
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