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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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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
Fire weather watch remains in southern Central Valley Sacramento is forecast to reach a high of 84 degrees Saturday, 82 degrees Sunday and 87 degrees Monday, according to the weather service.
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Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Each week since the season began in August, four of us — an algorithm, a guest subscriber on rotation, Wilfred and I — have been predicting the Premier League results with varying degrees of success.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 May 2026
By slow degrees, Philip’s story shifts to accommodate the incontrovertible evidence of IP addresses and deciphered cryptography and Lucy struggles to keep up, let alone understand.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Mohan described workers manually lifting heavy fabrics at 50 degrees Celsius, or 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Temperatures in excess of 82 degrees Fahrenheit are considered ideal conditions for tropical storm or hurricane development.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Schlossberg points to his law and business degrees, as well as campaign work and a stint in the State Department, as evidence that there is substance to the style.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Prolonged exposure to a heat index above 80 degrees can lead to fatigue, as previously reported by USA TODAY.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 May 2026
But many of the roughly 250 newcomers were for-profit institutions that churned out students whose pricey degrees left them ill-prepared to enter the field.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
Each week since the season began in August, four of us — an algorithm, a guest subscriber on rotation, Wilfred and I — have been predicting the Premier League results with varying degrees of success.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 May 2026
By slow degrees, Philip’s story shifts to accommodate the incontrovertible evidence of IP addresses and deciphered cryptography and Lucy struggles to keep up, let alone understand.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
Mohan described workers manually lifting heavy fabrics at 50 degrees Celsius, or 122 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Temperatures in excess of 82 degrees Fahrenheit are considered ideal conditions for tropical storm or hurricane development.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Schlossberg points to his law and business degrees, as well as campaign work and a stint in the State Department, as evidence that there is substance to the style.
—Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 15 May 2026
Prolonged exposure to a heat index above 80 degrees can lead to fatigue, as previously reported by USA TODAY.
—Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 15 May 2026
But many of the roughly 250 newcomers were for-profit institutions that churned out students whose pricey degrees left them ill-prepared to enter the field.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degrees
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The bright spots Saturday, at least in the early stages, was the play of the Evans defense, new quarterback Will Jackson and transfer running backs O’Ryan Hartfield, from Ocoee, and Davion Williams, from Poinciana.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2026
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Van Dyk shows their arrival from the perspective of the local residents, skillfully conveying the atmosphere particular to the early stages of an occupation.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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The department said its Gaslamp Enforcement teams can face large crowds, active fights and high levels of intoxication and sometimes deal with situations that quickly escalate.—
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2026
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The hotel runs on a mix of solar and diesel power, switching to the next-generation generators when battery levels drop below 40%.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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Second-year forward Aneesah Morrow was once again a bright spot for Connecticut, logging her second straight double-double off the bench with 16 points and 11 rebounds.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
14 May 2026
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During the hourlong experience, two teams of up to seven players each face off in mini-games to see who can rack up the most points.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Congress approve an additional $44 million to the BIS to combat illicit export of technology and additional set of full- and -part-time positions devoted to export enforcement, AI executive order implementation, and modernization—all directed toward this exact issue.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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In a separate vote, the board approved cutting 221 classified, or non-educator, positions.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2026
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To the curry-sphere and beyond Iyer cheated a touch with the book’s title because some chapters exist outside of the sauce world.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
11 May 2026
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The organization has recently added chapters of the Spanish-language division Debate en Español, as well as a public forum debate league for middle schoolers, which rotates monthly topics related to current events.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Buoyed by a circle of alumni, the sophomores have climbed the ranks of the city’s junior varsity debate league.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Over the next decade, Hood steadily rose through the company’s ranks before being named CFO in 2013.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
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The initial rollout applies only to some shipments still being finalized or recently processed, with more options planned in future phases.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
13 May 2026
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Future phases will introduce support for agentic workflow interaction and allow buy-side tools and agents to leverage the unified attribution signals from the CAPI to further automate and optimize video investment.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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When a chance encounter with a distraught stranger on a subway goes horribly wrong, Reacher is drawn into a complex and deadly game that pits him against ruthless foes from the highest echelons of power.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
11 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the rest of the NBA is widely expected to be more competitive next season — from the bottom tier, where anti-tanking regulations and a weaker draft class should curb teams’ intentional losing, to the upper echelons, where Oklahoma City and San Antonio stand tall.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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“Degrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degrees. Accessed 18 May. 2026.
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