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 The metro’s high temperatures on Friday are expected to reach about 87 degrees, a couple of degrees above the city’s normal high of 85 for this time of year. — Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026 When heated to 170 degrees Celsius, the ring contracted and squeezed the battery. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026 Rubinger holds master’s degrees in nursing and kinesiology from Indiana University and The George Washington University. — Joshua Goodman, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Heat indices peak at 107 degrees for greater Orlando, Fort Pierce and Stuart, according to NWS Melbourne. — Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 Phoenix is nearing the end of a 13-day streak of extreme heat warnings where temperatures on most days have been over 110 degrees. — Tevian Whitehurst, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Temperatures will climb into the upper 90s to 104 degrees through the weekend, while rain chances remain at 10% or less. — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Las Vegas — Under a canopy shielding them from the desert sun that pushes temperatures to nearly 110 degrees, Las Vegas tourists rode zip lines down Fremont Street. — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026 The players who already had bachelor’s degrees almost universally were taking online classes. — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degrees
  1. stages
  2. levels
  3. points
  4. positions
  5. chapters
  6. ranks
  7. phases
  8. echelons
Noun
  • Iran and Oman, which is on the opposite side of the strait, are reportedly in the final stages of agreeing upon a plan for joint management of the waterway.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But Barca need more than that to reach the latter stages of the Champions League.
    — Pol Ballús, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of stages
Noun
  • The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite and the S&P 500 both closed at their lowest levels in nearly two weeks.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Biden raised troop levels there to about 100,000, backed by seven fighter squadrons, six destroyers, and roughly 100 nuclear gravity bombs.
    — JENNIFER KAVANAGH, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of levels
Noun
  • The brash attitude that’s attracted fans on social media didn’t win her points at home.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • With Javonte Williams leading the backfield and a solid offensive line giving Prescott time in the pocket, Dallas has all the firepower needed to rank near the top of the league in total yardage and points once again.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of points
Noun
  • Those positions remain in flux and negotiations between Assembly members, state senators and Newsom are ongoing, Assembly Natural Resources Committee Chair Isaac Bryan, D-Jefferson Park, said.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The precedent for what happens when that capital moves quickly is March 2020, when a rapid unwind of leveraged positions contributed to a breakdown of Treasury-market liquidity severe enough to require Federal Reserve intervention.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of positions
Noun
  • Altogether, the homes trace the major chapters of James’s career, from teenage phenom to NBA veteran and businessman.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Jules survives, and the book continues across a decade, with chapters telling of the first of May each year, relentlessly building toward a surprising conclusion.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of chapters
Noun
  • The team also traded away Luis Arraez and Heliot Ramos for prospects, further thinning their ranks.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will soon join the ranks of iconic observatories like the Hubble and James Webb telescopes – plumbing the far reaches of the cosmos to answer some of life's greatest mysteries.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of ranks
Noun
  • El Niño and La Niña are different phases of the same system—the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a large-scale climate pattern whose oceanic and atmospheric characteristics occur in and above the east-central Pacific Ocean.
    — John P. Rafferty, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Aug. 2026
  • There was a 12-per-person cap across the two early sales phases, but that will be lifted next year, organizers said Friday.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of phases
Noun
  • Some of them have brought conspiracy theories into the highest echelons of government.
    — Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If the Bruins want to compete with the upper echelons of the Big Ten, West needs to build on his success last season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of echelons

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“Degrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degrees. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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