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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
Highs on Saturday may hit 70 degrees.
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Ron Smiley, CBS News, 8 May 2026
These are massive insulated containers made to hold liquid argon cooled to -300 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Afternoon temperatures of 105 to 112 degrees.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
The Yosemite Valley and the Tuolumne Meadows have historically seen little to no rain in June, with temperatures averaging between highs of 81 degrees and lows of 27 degrees in the valley.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The entire region is expected to reach at least 70 degrees, and Walnut Creek, Oakland and San Jose are expected to reach the mid-80s on Sunday.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Morrell noted that Florida was responsible for the lion’s share of people with fraudulent degrees who went on to obtain nursing licenses.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Walz, who has her undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, taught at her alma mater before joining the A-State faculty in 2011.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
On the morning of May 14, the 8% sliver of the waning moon will be positioned about 7½ degrees to the upper right of the red planet.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 May 2026
Ron Smiley, CBS News, 8 May 2026
These are massive insulated containers made to hold liquid argon cooled to -300 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 May 2026
Afternoon temperatures of 105 to 112 degrees.
—Ca Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
The Yosemite Valley and the Tuolumne Meadows have historically seen little to no rain in June, with temperatures averaging between highs of 81 degrees and lows of 27 degrees in the valley.
—Noe Padilla, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The entire region is expected to reach at least 70 degrees, and Walnut Creek, Oakland and San Jose are expected to reach the mid-80s on Sunday.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 8 May 2026
Morrell noted that Florida was responsible for the lion’s share of people with fraudulent degrees who went on to obtain nursing licenses.
—Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026
Walz, who has her undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, taught at her alma mater before joining the A-State faculty in 2011.
—Ryan Anderson, Arkansas Online, 8 May 2026
On the morning of May 14, the 8% sliver of the waning moon will be positioned about 7½ degrees to the upper right of the red planet.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 2 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degrees
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Every new face who shows up to the Broncos’ rookie minicamp has their own approach to pre-draft conditioning, leaving them in various stages of physical readiness for a three-day intensive weekend of football.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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In Boston, declining enrollment in public schools has prompted difficult conversations about school consolidation because fewer children are entering the pipeline at the earliest stages.—
Tina Dello Russo,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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But as online marketplaces widen their delivery network across the country and social media marketing levels the playing field, direct-to-consumer, or D2C, brands are on the rise in India, according to experts.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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These are trade-offs that can be negotiated, at both the local and national levels, to benefit our communities.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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All of this has increased the candidate’s profile significantly; a recent poll commissioned by Bores had him within a few points of Schlossberg.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Northside Christian was runner-up with 53 points while Pahokee was eighth with 26 points.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
7 May 2026
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The Kansas Jayhawks football team is undergoing significant change this spring with a new-look roster, fresh coaching arrangements and open competitions at key positions.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
6 May 2026
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Achane is one of the most explosive skill positions players in the league.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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The book is divided into six chapters and makes a perfect keepsake to pass down to future generations.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
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With nearly 90 chapters, it's been described by watchdogs as one of the country's fastest growing white supremacist networks, that are antisemitic, anti-immigrant, and anti-democracy.—
Lesley Stahl,
CBS News,
3 May 2026
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Long-time Metro Transit police officer Joe Dotseth, who rose through the department’s ranks, became interim police chief when Morales left the department.—
Mara H. Gottfried,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
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Some of the measures were put in place in recent months in the wake of the killing of a top general in December, which sparked a dispute in the top ranks of Russia’s security establishment, the report says.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Final plans for the second and third phases would need to be approved by the city before they could be built, city staff said at the committee meeting in late April.—
R. Christian Smith,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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The transition was initially supposed to happen in phases.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
6 May 2026
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Such an agreement would require battling — and even dismantling — an entrenched and incompetent bureaucracy to speed up economic reforms, and getting rid of old-school historic commanders and everyone else in the government, the Communist Party and the top military echelons standing in the way.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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From the upper echelons of global logistics to the cutting edge of industrial energy, this week’s business landscape is defined by transition and rapid scaling.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Degrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degrees. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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