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as in type
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
there are various grades of wool to consider when selecting a fabric
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as in standard
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
that painting just doesn't make the grade
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as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the hill rises at a seven percent grade
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as in to rank
to arrange or assign according to type
grade these apples "extra fancy" and those "fancy"
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as in to be
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes
believe it or not, that music grades pretty high with young teens
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Recent Examples of grade
Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Lendeborg was cut from his middle-school team and didn’t have the grades to make his high school team.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Betts graded as a below-average defender in his first season at the shortstop position in 2024, posting a minus-6 in Defensive Runs Saved and a minus-3 in Outs Above Average.
—Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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Noun
During her own eighth grade trip to Washington, DC, Laymon remembers feeling deflated, after not seeing women’s stories reflected at any of the attractions in the nation’s capital.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026
Lendeborg was cut from his middle-school team and didn’t have the grades to make his high school team.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
Most of Amazon’s releases exist in a gray area — passable if Hollywood is willing to grade on a curve, but downright disastrous to anyone else.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Betts graded as a below-average defender in his first season at the shortstop position in 2024, posting a minus-6 in Defensive Runs Saved and a minus-3 in Outs Above Average.
—Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grade
Noun
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New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
26 Mar. 2026
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Spread a couple of inches of damp bedding material, such as peat moss, shredded paper, or good old-fashioned dirt, in the bottom of the container.—
Joe Cermele,
Outdoor Life,
26 Mar. 2026
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According to an analysis from ESPN, Walker posted a pass-block win rate of 94% in 2025, 11th most among offensive tackles.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2026
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The surge is also hitting refinance demand, not just purchases, as higher rates have reversed activity that had briefly improved earlier in the month.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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If, by our standard, that is glaring plagiarism, the obvious retort is that the standard of the early seventeenth century was a very different beast.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
22 Mar. 2026
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The report questioned standards for the treatment of transgender youth issued by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health and raised concerns that adolescents may be too young to give consent to life-changing treatments that could result in future infertility.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Mar. 2026
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Iconic mountain towns like Aspen, Colorado, and Park City, Utah, were seen with shockingly bare slopes, as the region endured a historic snow drought that experts warn could bring water shortages and wildfires in the months ahead.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Experts attributed the deaths to an exceptionally unstable snowpack and the rush of skiing enthusiasts to off-piste slopes after recent heavy snowstorms.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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Here are three stocks favored by some of Wall Street's top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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Waddle ranked 38th in the NFL in targets last year in Miami, and tied for 60th the year before.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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There were 41 listings in the Charlotte area on the app as of Tuesday afternoon.—
Mary Ramsey
March 25,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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There are currently no traffic incidents reported in this area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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To address these challenges, researchers designed a hybrid composite actuator that combines shape memory alloys (SMAs) with shape memory polymers (SMPs).—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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And the powertrain apart from very, very, very likely having the hybrid V6, the TRD Pro Tundra has 437 horsepower, 583 pound feet of torque.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
26 Mar. 2026
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Broadway High School student Andrew Cates medaled in the chapter business procedure category, as did Jakari Sprewell from Pioneer High.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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Then, the Bespoke Publishing Operations team gets the manuscripts ready to print, preparing the layout and design of the book, including internal art on chapter headers, font and maps.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Grade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grade. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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