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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
Clusters of thunderstorms can develop over the ocean when water temperatures exceed 80 degrees.
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Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Performances are solid throughout, notably from Boulane, who turns up the gentlemanly charm by infinitesimal degrees.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Saturday and Sunday will have highs near 77 and lows around 54 degrees.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Prolonged exposure to a heat index above 80 degrees can lead to fatigue, as previously reported by USA TODAY.
—Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
This suggests that Congress — already plagued by severe partisan gridlock — could face even greater degrees of paralysis.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Portions of Northern California and southern Oregon are set to face a freeze watch on Friday and into the weekend as temperatures could drop to 26 degrees.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Soup holding internally at 113 degrees F after cooling for 2 hours (discarded).
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Tests have shown that non-stick cookware can release potentially harmful fumes when heated to temperatures above around 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Julia Gomez, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
Performances are solid throughout, notably from Boulane, who turns up the gentlemanly charm by infinitesimal degrees.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2025
Saturday and Sunday will have highs near 77 and lows around 54 degrees.
—Marcus Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Prolonged exposure to a heat index above 80 degrees can lead to fatigue, as previously reported by USA TODAY.
—Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
This suggests that Congress — already plagued by severe partisan gridlock — could face even greater degrees of paralysis.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Portions of Northern California and southern Oregon are set to face a freeze watch on Friday and into the weekend as temperatures could drop to 26 degrees.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Soup holding internally at 113 degrees F after cooling for 2 hours (discarded).
—Gege Reed, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
Tests have shown that non-stick cookware can release potentially harmful fumes when heated to temperatures above around 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degrees
Noun
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Tesla is still in the early stages of testing.—
Rebecca A. Fannin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Though a path to the knockout stages was only established in the last Champions League group match against Olympiacos via one of the most dramatic Gerrard goals.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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For kitties, there are three suction levels to handle cats with both thick and thin coats.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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By the time the five members of Tomorrow X Together (TXT for short) appear, not from the stage but through the pit doors, weaving past the barricades and into the sea of fans, the noise has swelled to seismic levels.—
Crystal Bell,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Thomas finished just shy of a triple-double, contributing 15 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
4 Oct. 2025
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Each restaurant in Jefferson County is scored out of a possible 100 points.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Trump, congressional Republicans and Democrats remain dug into their positions, with no end in sight to a shutdown that appears likely to spill into the weekend and perhaps beyond.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Corrections Department budget increases wages for corrections officers but also makes tens of millions of dollars in cuts by eliminating programs and administrative costs and funding for positions that have not been filled.—
Paul Egan,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Divided into a quintet of distinct chapters and covering everything from Scorsese’s formative years on the mean streets of downtown Manhattan to prepping his 2023 epic Killers of the Flower Moon, this marathon-length look at a true American master has its share of best-in-show highlight reels.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
4 Oct. 2025
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And yet its story now has more chapters that enrich the narrative.—
Mollie Barnes,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries have emerged as central figures in the standoff, drawing praise even from critics within their own ranks.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement While many Republicans view the ACA subsidies as a temporary pandemic-era measure that should now lapse, a handful of GOP moderates in Congress have broken ranks.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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Most processes scale up gradually through multiple pilot phases before reaching commercial scale.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Coordinating your exhales with the pressing, depressing, pulling and lifting phases of these exercises enhances activation of the scapular stabilizing muscles and reinforces proper rib cage alignment.—
Dana Santas,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Grey typically isn’t a colour associated with fun, but the background, lettering, stripe down the middle and sleeve design, have defied logic to propel the Raiders into the higher echelons of these rankings.—
Ajay Rose,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Few things are more luxurious than a cashmere sweater, but the luscious fabric isn’t reserved solely for the upper echelons of society.—
Melony Forcier,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Degrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degrees. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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