Thesaurus results for DEGREE

degree

noun

di-ˈgrē

Definition of degree

as in inch

an individual part of a process, series, or ranking they worked on the project by degrees and eventually it got done

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the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement a Freemason of the 32nd degree

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Recent Examples of degree Equipped with a master’s degree, the school hopes its graduates will qualify for higher pay. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 To varying degrees, respondents in these countries—Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Saudia Arabia, and Turkey—expressed an increasing preference for liberal values, even as their rulers sought to suppress popular demands for democratic change. — Mansoor Moaddel, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2026 Given an uncertain job market, families are questioning the value of college, and some students are forgoing a four-year degree altogether. — Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Southwest winds will bring warmer, more humid air into the region, pushing temperatures into the upper 70s and possibly near 80 degrees. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for degree

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Noun

The familiar one-box shape remains for the new E-Space Concept, though with massive 23-inch wheels at the corners, the proportions are a little more Hot Wheels or Matchbox than the 1984 version.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 13 Oct. 2026
Some places received 2 to 5 inches of rain, while others in Southern California got essentially no rain.

— Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

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At the end of September, leaders of several of the biggest AI companies went to the White House and signed an accord committing to internal risk controls, independent audits and board-level oversight of safety.

— Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
But the posting of the media list signaled, at least on an organizational level, the trip was going ahead.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of level

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The working group of administrators and Greek life representatives created action plans for each chapter to resume operations in fall 2018 based on a blind review of their previous four years.

— Brittany Shammas, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Seeing a few chapters out of context is not going to deliver the same thrill as cracking open the new book and reading as the author intended.

— Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of chapter

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Maintaining command-and-control links matters when troops rely on aerial sensors to gather information beyond their immediate positions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Also, the fact that planets in this arrangement slide along their orbit and swap positions means that their positions in that orbit change, which, in turn, changes the timing of the transits.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of position

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Actor Alan Mandell, who died at 98, helped shape Los Angeles theater as a performer, director, administrator and arts supporter whose influence stretched from experimental stages to the Mark Taper Forum.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
There was a swanky post All3Media-Banijay wedding party in Cannes’ iconic Carlton Hotel and Jeff Zucker and Marco Bassetti took to the MIPCOM stage.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stage

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In the overall teen ranking for spring ’25 and Fall ’25 and ’26 surveys, On maintained its seventh place ranking.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Some companies may have paid an application fee in order to be considered, but this payment does not impact a company's inclusion or ranking.

— Time, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

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