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 Kisner, who also owns Treo Business Consulting marketing agency in downtown Lee’s Summit, has degrees in business and project management. — Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026 The most commercially mature steam heat pumps deliver steam at around 120 degrees Celsius (248 degrees Fahrenheit), which is enough for drying, printing, and some forms of dyeing, but many more processes require higher temperature. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 31 July 2026 Solutions can range from the low-cost option of increasing the temperature by a few degrees to the high-cost solution of installing an entirely new cooling system. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 31 July 2026 The reactor was heated to temperatures exceeding 800 degrees Celsius (1,472 degrees Fahrenheit) before reaching zero-power criticality. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026 Key West should repeat 91 degrees, short of its 1874 record of 95. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026 All that spectacle is unmatched in American and in global Thoroughbred racing on dirt, and to varying degrees all of it freaks out each and every horse that runs in it. — Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 According to Araki, having an intimacy coordinator helped calibrate the varying degrees of comfort. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 31 July 2026 Temperatures are expected to top 39 degrees Celsius (102 Fahrenheit) in parts of Spain on Friday, with a high of 44 C (111 F) in Almeria in the southeast. — ABC News, 24 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degrees
  1. stages
  2. levels
  3. points
  4. positions
  5. chapters
  6. ranks
  7. phases
  8. echelons
Noun
  • Iranian officials said negotiations over future management of the Hormuz strait with Oman, which sits on the opposite shore of the waterway, are in their final stages.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Protesters held movie nights and set up mutual aid stations and stages for speeches and music.
    — Sydney Brownstone, NPR, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of stages
Noun
  • The corridor has the state’s highest congestion levels, seeing over 160,000 cars a day, according to NCDOT.
    — DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Plants and animals keenly sense the diminishing light, which acts as a master biological clock that triggers changes such as migration, shifting hormone levels and winter coat growth.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of levels
Noun
  • La Familia’s Darryl Morsell had 10 points and six rebounds while Chris Coffee had nine points and eight rebounds.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • The Storm’s home-court woes continued Tuesday night as the Fever earned a 103-95 road win behind Caitlin Clark’s team-high 32 points.
    — Chantz Martin OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of points
Noun
  • Its infrared search and track data fed directly into an onboard AI agent that controlled the X-62A and guided it into tactical intercept positions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The board recently approved eliminating 168 general fund positions, and the district projects paying $49 million less in salaries this year.
    — David Smiley, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of positions
Noun
  • Meanwhile, futurists and the Bureau of Labor Statistics project that Gen Z and Gen Alpha will average 18 to 25 jobs and six to nine distinct career chapters, more than double the volatility of prior generations.
    — Laurel Donnellan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Larkin hadn’t sought its national endorsement, focusing on support in South Florida chapters instead.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of chapters
Noun
  • His rise up the ranks eventually brought him into conflict with Geonyoung, a prosecutor who refused to be bought off.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
  • According to multiple people inside and outside the club, United’s budget for the summer ranks between the sixth and seventh lowest in the WSL.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ranks
Noun
  • Cooling without liquid Electric aircraft generate significant heat during demanding flight phases such as takeoff, hovering and climb.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Officials have also pledged to complete a more comprehensive traffic study as designs are completed for additional phases of the project.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of phases
Noun
  • Epstein has a long record in the upper echelons of conservative legal circles.
    — Austin Horn June 30, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • The film catapulted Sara and her costars — Matthew Broderick, Alan Tuck, and Jennifer Grey — to new echelons of fame.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 June 2026
Definition of echelons

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

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