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 Nevertheless, practical designs commonly target temperatures around 100–150 million degrees Celsius (180–270 million °F). — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026 His lack of road diplomacy—his road rage—is heightened to psychopathic degrees and puts everyone in his path at risk. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 Los Angeles County in 2025 passed an ordinance to require landlords in unincorporated areas to provide a way to keep rental units at 82 degrees or below. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026 Temperatures are expected to be around 70 degrees on both days, with Sunday being a degree or two warmer. — Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026 Ri’s family escaped to South Korea from their posts in China in 2014, and Hyunseung and his sister later earned master’s degrees from Columbia University. — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026 The high temperature for Sunday is forecast near 65 degrees and the overnight low will be around 42. — Hali Smith october 23, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026 What readers are saying The conversation explores the debate over the proposal to shorten college degrees to three years, with many participants expressing strong opposition. — Linda G. Mills, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026 Meanwhile, position an oven rack in the center and heat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. — Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degrees
  1. stages
  2. levels
  3. points
  4. positions
  5. chapters
  6. ranks
  7. phases
  8. echelons
Noun
  • Joby’s flights come as the company approaches the final stages of the FAA’s type certification process for its S4 aircraft.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Three manuscripts published in the AHA’s flagship journal, Circulation, include guidelines for navigating these stages.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of stages
Noun
  • Well, yes, this Court is an illegitimate Court on a number of levels.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
  • That means cybersecurity requires further levels of verification to ensure agents are only acting as they are permissioned and empowered to do.
    — Michael Miebach, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of levels
Noun
  • For Detroit, Cade Cunningham notched 33 points and seven assists.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Antetokounmpo finished with 30 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists, but the Lakers surged in the third quarter, outscoring Miami 32-21 to cruise to victory.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of points
Noun
  • Stevens and other Michigan Democrats kept their distance from El-Sayed over his association with controversial streamer Hasan Piker and his positions on Israel.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • According to The Information, Meta has been recruiting robotics engineers in Shanghai and Shenzhen, with positions covering prototype development and preparations for potential large-scale manufacturing.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of positions
Noun
  • The Swedish writer Jörgen Löwenfeldt has invited readers to vote on directions for future chapters in his serial fiction, making the work sort of like a Choose-Your-Own-Adventure.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
  • From the classroom to the council chamber Voters of Tomorrow chapters are meeting with local officials, hosting voter registration drives on campuses and holding information sessions at high schools.
    — Sasha Tuddenham, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of chapters
Noun
  • Moreover, even robust Democratic majorities would need to confront the significant divisions that persist — and may be growing — in their ranks.
    — Ron Elving, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
  • For Republicans, a lot rides on whether Tuesday’s balloting substantially diminishes their ranks.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranks
Noun
  • This applies during launch, operation, and end of life phases, and satellites and other spacecraft need to be designed with this in mind.
    — David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • It’s been 17 years since the High Line opened, with subsequent phases of the elevated park unfurling to the northern terminus at 34th Street.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of phases
Noun
  • China’s leadership doubled down on an anti-corruption drive that analysts say has variously sought to purge the top echelons of the Communist Party over graft and consolidate Xi Jinping’s power.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The costs of preference falsification and performative loyalty will accumulate among the highest echelons of the regime’s operators.
    — Jieun Baek, Foreign Affairs, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of echelons

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“Degrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degrees. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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