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Definition of G-ratednext

grated

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verb

past tense of grate
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as in scratched
to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface the sled grated along the bare pavement

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as in gritted
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound he grated the pieces of metal together

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Recent Examples of G-rated
Verb
Kelly grated on Hegseth, beginning even before Hegseth was confirmed to head the Pentagon. Ronald J. Hansen, AZCentral.com, 6 Jan. 2026 Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/4 cup) Directions Gather all ingredients. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2026 Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup grated mozzarella and return to the oven until golden brown and bubbling on the surface, about 20 minutes. Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Dec. 2025 Raw turnips can also be grated and used as a garnish. Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 20 Oct. 2025 King’s calm way of dealing with racist slights grated on Tony Coleman, a Black drummer 30 years his junior who joined his band in 1978. Todd Longwell, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025 Traditionally, the onions are grated with a box grater, but Fargian says the blender creates a similar effect. Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 27 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for G-rated
Adjective
  • But from a pure wrestling standpoint, Styles-Nakamura.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Their expertise and pure joy for all the young talents growing and achieving through their guidance and support uplifts the enthusiastic energy of the teammates, their families and the entire ranch, according to the news release.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • When Kelly covered first base in an attempt to complete a double play, he got annoyed when Brantley’s foot clipped his leg.
    Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Carolyn was annoyed by Gwyneth Paltrow and was best friends with future Real Housewife Carole Radziwill, who was married to John’s cousin Anthony Radziwill.
    Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 20 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Joining him on the bench in street clothes will be Draymond Green, who was scratched with a back injury that Kerr said the Warriors were approaching similarly to Curry’s knee.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • White Abarrio — the 2025 Pegasus winner who was scratched on-track at the Breeders’ Cup last year and hadn’t run since — was one of the favorites for this race, and few thought the 7-year-old Skippylongstocking would have enough to get to the line first.
    Tim Reynolds, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The 6-foot-6, 260-pound Westlake graduate missed just one game earlier this season but gritted his way through an undisclosed injury.
    Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The Carolina Panthers gritted out a 13-6 win over the New York Jets on the road thanks to a two-interception day from Jaycee Horn, a turnover-free performance from the offense and a close-to-flawless day on special teams.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The best time to prune chaste tree is in late winter.
    Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Dec. 2025
  • Chihiro and Hiruhiko were engaging in the sort of passionate but chaste dude-bro melodrama that takes place only in shōnen manga.
    Matt Alt, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • For a long time your political cartoons published in the editorial pages have irritated me.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The song, which reclaims a derogatory term for Venezuelan female migrants, was interpreted as defiant and irritated the Venezuelan president, then facing widespread reports of electoral fraud.
    Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Unlike other models on the market that are fed large datasets scraped from the internet, Firefly Foundry models — which are being marketed to businesses as opposed to regular consumers — are unique to each of Adobe’s clients and only trained on IP that clients own the rights to.
    Charles Pulliam-Moore, The Verge, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Training data for the models is often a messy patchwork assembled from millions of sources, much of it scraped from the open web.
    Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Starring frontman JayDee of the trap corridos outfit Herencia de Patrones as an aspiring singer-songwriter in north-central California, the modest enterprise was originally scheduled for release months ago, then delayed till the doldrums of January instead.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
  • And different areas might get more modest snowfall or perhaps merely a cold and soggy day.
    Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Jan. 2026

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“G-rated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/G-rated. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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