1
: of superior grade or quality
high-grade bonds
2
a
: being near the upper or most favorable extreme of a specified range
b
: medically serious or life-threatening
a high-grade tumor
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The rules will require exporters of high-grade graphite to apply for approval, and were announced just three days after Washington released new controls to limit artificial intelligence chips heading to China.
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Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
People with advanced uterine cancer or high-grade cancer cells will also likely require chemo.5
3.
—Jenny McCoy, Health, 10 Nov. 2023
The airy space boasts a cafe , and right next door, a state-of-the-art cooking classroom complete with induction cooktops, high-grade ovens to learn everything from Singaporean Street food to Kiwi Italiano.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Nov. 2023
First reported in Cell in 2015, research led by Stanford neuro-oncologist Michelle Monje showed that active nerve cells could promote the growth of high-grade gliomas, a form of brain cancer with a poor prognosis.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 1 Nov. 2023
Yet across the river in Auburn’s sister city of Lewiston, workers in hazmat suits and high-grade masks were scrubbing concrete steps at the far end of Schemengees Bar & Grille, where dozens of cars were still parked in the lot, some with evidence tape covering their windows.
—Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
India is, by some distance, the largest buyer of arms from Israel; the country is seen as a dependable source of high-grade military technology.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2023
Two weapons experts who reviewed the footage for CNN said that the sound in the video was not consistent with that of a high-grade military explosive, such as a bomb or shell.
—Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
Slow cookers with these high-grade materials tend to be more expensive, which bore out as those with the highest price tags on our list feature these materials.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2023
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Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
People with advanced uterine cancer or high-grade cancer cells will also likely require chemo.5
3.
—Jenny McCoy, Health, 10 Nov. 2023
The airy space boasts a cafe , and right next door, a state-of-the-art cooking classroom complete with induction cooktops, high-grade ovens to learn everything from Singaporean Street food to Kiwi Italiano.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 3 Nov. 2023
First reported in Cell in 2015, research led by Stanford neuro-oncologist Michelle Monje showed that active nerve cells could promote the growth of high-grade gliomas, a form of brain cancer with a poor prognosis.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 1 Nov. 2023
Yet across the river in Auburn’s sister city of Lewiston, workers in hazmat suits and high-grade masks were scrubbing concrete steps at the far end of Schemengees Bar & Grille, where dozens of cars were still parked in the lot, some with evidence tape covering their windows.
—Alexandra E. Petri, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
India is, by some distance, the largest buyer of arms from Israel; the country is seen as a dependable source of high-grade military technology.
—Vaibhav Vats, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2023
Two weapons experts who reviewed the footage for CNN said that the sound in the video was not consistent with that of a high-grade military explosive, such as a bomb or shell.
—Paul P. Murphy, CNN, 21 Oct. 2023
Slow cookers with these high-grade materials tend to be more expensive, which bore out as those with the highest price tags on our list feature these materials.
—Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1826, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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high-grade
adjectiveˈhī-ˈgrād
: of a better grade or quality
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