degrees

noun

plural of degree
1
as in stages
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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2
as in levels
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 degrees Temperatures in Spokane, for example, are forecast to reach 92 degrees Saturday and are expected to reach 90 degrees on Sunday, before returning back to the 80s next week. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 Geothermal energy can heat and cool buildings by tapping the steady, year-round temperatures of about 55 degrees that exist a few hundred feet beneath the earth’s surface. — John Lippert, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 The avalanche center reported that the deadly slide appeared to have started on a slope above the skiers with a steepness of 36 degrees to 40 degrees. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 Highs close to 105 degrees are expected for Sacramento each day from Friday through Sunday. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Chinese law schools have since launched several dozen programs, institutes, and degrees dedicated to training lawyers in international law and the legal systems of other countries. — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026 That will be even more of an issue in eastern Spain and the Balearic Islands, from where the total solar eclipse will occur when the sun and moon are just a couple of degrees above the horizon. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026 To top it off, the region has seen several heatwaves over the summer that have prompted red alerts, threat-to-life warnings, and droughts, as temperatures have regularly exceeded 104 degrees Fahrenheit. — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2026 According to Araki, having an intimacy coordinator helped calibrate the varying degrees of comfort. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degrees
  1. stages
  2. levels
  3. points
  4. positions
  5. chapters
  6. ranks
  7. phases
  8. echelons
Noun
  • Iranian officials said negotiations over future management of the Hormuz strait with Oman, which sits on the opposite shore of the waterway, are in their final stages.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Protesters held movie nights and set up mutual aid stations and stages for speeches and music.
    — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of stages
Noun
  • Ship traffic is unlikely to return to pre-war levels, of around 130 to 140 crossings a day, according to analysts, which could keep oil prices elevated for longer.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Layered on top is rhetoric, from the highest levels of government, that casts career scientists as adversaries rather than protectors.
    — Daniel Jernigan, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of levels
Noun
  • Sanders defeated Clinton in the Wisconsin primary by 13 points that year, before losing the presidency to Trump.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Howard shook off a shooting slump to pour in a game-high 23 points on 5-of-9 shooting from three.
    — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of points
Noun
  • Its infrared search and track data fed directly into an onboard AI agent that controlled the X-62A and guided it into tactical intercept positions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The board recently approved eliminating 168 general fund positions, and the district projects paying $49 million less in salaries this year.
    — David Smiley, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of positions
Noun
  • Meanwhile, futurists and the Bureau of Labor Statistics project that Gen Z and Gen Alpha will average 18 to 25 jobs and six to nine distinct career chapters, more than double the volatility of prior generations.
    — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Larkin hadn’t sought its national endorsement, focusing on support in South Florida chapters instead.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of chapters
Noun
  • His rise up the ranks eventually brought him into conflict with Geonyoung, a prosecutor who refused to be bought off.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • According to multiple people inside and outside the club, United’s budget for the summer ranks between the sixth and seventh lowest in the WSL.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ranks
Noun
  • Cooling without liquid Electric aircraft generate significant heat during demanding flight phases such as takeoff, hovering and climb.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Officials have also pledged to complete a more comprehensive traffic study as designs are completed for additional phases of the project.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of phases
Noun
  • Epstein has a long record in the upper echelons of conservative legal circles.
    — Austin Horn June 30, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • The film catapulted Sara and her costars — Matthew Broderick, Alan Tuck, and Jennifer Grey — to new echelons of fame.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026
Definition of echelons

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“Degrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degrees. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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