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• Each spread was ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, and the winner amassed the most points.
  — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2024
• Each was ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
  — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2024
• Each tea was ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
  — Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2024
• Fallon then asked the guests to rate Halloween candy on a scale of one to five booms.
  — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
• Then, instead of picking just one design, you're asked to rate each of the four flags on a scale of 1-10.
  — Sam Allard, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
• Over time—on a scale of days or weeks—our bodies can adjust to extreme heat.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
• Mike, on a scale of Frank's buffalo sauce at one and pure capsaicin a 10, where on the scale is shatta?
  — WIRED, 14 Sep. 2023
• Each attribute was ranked on a scale of one to five, with five being the highest score and one being the lowest.
  — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 11 Aug. 2023
• The firm gave the station a rating of three on a scale of one to five, according to a report provided to the Globe.
  — Taylor Dolven, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
• Another idea is to rate your feelings on a scale of 1 to 5, Salas-Burnett notes.
  — TIME, 16 Jan. 2024
• Each was tested in the same way and scored on a scale of one to five for fit, warmth, durability, and value.
  — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2024
• Such events are classified on a scale of G1, which is a minor storm, to G5, which is extreme.
  — Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
• After the test period, testers rated their shoes on a scale of 1-5.
  — Trina Gray, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2024
• To check, our testers tossed and turned on each mattress and then rated its responsiveness on a scale of 1 to 5.
  — Kells McPhillips, SELF, 1 Aug. 2024
• Reddit forums too are chock full of people asking others to rate them on a scale of one to 10.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
• Every competition has two rounds, scored on a scale of 4.0 to 6.0.
  — Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 3 July 2023
• During the taste test, editors tasted the croissants and ranked them on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
  — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
• This measurement, which is on a scale of 1-11, can be used to keep you safe when planning outdoor activities in the sun.
  — Sherri Gordon, Health, 16 Aug. 2024
• This is a reversal for the company, which has scored companies on a scale of 1 to 5 for their exposure to ESG risks.
  — Peter Vanham, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2023
• Non-small cell lung cancer, the most common form of the disease, is staged on a scale of 1 to 4, with stage 1 being the least serious and stage 4 being the most serious.
  — Sanja Jelic, Verywell Health, 22 Sep. 2023
• Each product was scored on a scale of one to five for features, design, ease of use, effectiveness, and value.
  — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2023
• Each rain jacket was graded on a scale of one to five (with one being the poorest performer and five being the best), and top-scoring jackets made our list.
  — Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2024
• The storm that caused the northern lights to appear over Tucson was rated a G4, or severe geomagnetic storm on a scale of 1 to 5.
  — Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 7 July 2023
• There’s also the international Beef Marbling Score, which grades marbling on a scale of one to 12.
  — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 23 July 2024
• Collaborators can rate the designs on a scale of 1 to 5 so that teams can vote to determine their favorite.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 3 Nov. 2023
• Firmness Mattresses come in a variety of firmness levels that fall on a scale of one to 10, with one being the softest and 10 being the firmest.
  — Ashley Zlatopolsky, Architectural Digest, 25 Oct. 2024
• Today’s daily digit A somewhat subjective rating of the day’s weather, on a scale of 0 to 10.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2023
• There’s only one level of spiciness available for the flavorful broth, and the waitress estimated it as a six on a scale of 10.
  — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2024
• While most lab tests report results on a scale of one kind or another, those from MRG-Effitas lean toward pass/fail.
  — PCMAG, 14 June 2024
• At the end of the testing period, each tester nominated their five favorite boots and assigned ratings for warmth, comfort, traction, and style on a scale of 1 to 5.
  — Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 25 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 24 Feb 2025