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 Next, find a patch of sky 40 degrees above it, and settle in for one of the year's premier natural light shows. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 July 2026 Keeping a regular bedtime and wake time even on weekends helps regulate the body’s internal clock, and cooling the bedroom to somewhere between 65 and 68 degrees Fahrenheit works well for many women navigating night sweats. — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026 In many southern Iranian cities, electricity has been cut, sometimes for hours on end, on summer days when temperatures can reach 130 degrees. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 The forecast for Sunday in East Rutherford predicts clear skies and temperatures at a moderate 80 degrees. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 17 July 2026 Heating food to an internal temperature of 158 degrees Fahrenheit kills the parasite. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 17 July 2026 Containers of cooked pork fixed the previous day measured 76 degrees and 64 degrees despite being in a reach-in cooler that should keep them at or under 41 degrees. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026 Opening day 2024 featured a high of 111 degrees, with triple-digit highs lingering for another 10 days straight following. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 Temperatures will reach roughly 82 degrees with wind gusts as high as 23 mph. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 17 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
  • Since the knockout stages began, the constant threat of separation has loomed over every step Argentina have made.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Before that, much like Argentina, La Roja had relied on some late goals to get through the latter stages – mainly from Mikel Merino, who struck the winner in both the Round of 16 and quarterfinal after coming on as a late substitute.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
Definition of stages
Noun
  • Wind shear describes the changes in wind direction or speed between different levels of the atmosphere.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • In women, high testosterone levels can lead to the condition PMOS, or polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, previously referred to as PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome.
    — Nina Shapiro, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026
Definition of levels
Noun
  • Hugo Gonzalez recorded a double-double with 24 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for the Celtics (3-1).
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • The new dishes on Oceania Allura, the new restaurant coming to Oceania Sonata, and the garden newly reopened in Monaco—each points at the same plain fact.
    — Condé Nast Traveler, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 July 2026
Definition of points
Noun
  • The compensation study completed last December showed many positions were at or above the 50th percentile among comparable agencies, including the Folsom Parks and Recreation Department and Cameron Park Community Services District.
    — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
  • The district, in a statement, said that of the 162 employees, 82 came from the central office positions and the remaining 80 are from those citywide positions.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 14 July 2026
Definition of positions
Noun
  • Exploration Tower can become the place where those chapters come together into one compelling narrative.
    — Jack Kennedy, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • The deals defined one of the ugliest chapters of Russia’s transition to capitalism in the 1990s.
    — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Definition of chapters
Noun
  • The result is the latest sign that museum-quality dinosaur fossils have joined the ranks of blue-chip contemporary art, rare watches, and championship sports memorabilia as trophy assets for the world’s wealthiest collectors.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
  • But Republican deficit hawks are skeptical of the big budget numbers, despite support for the war within their ranks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of ranks
Noun
  • The aircraft successfully completed mission phases with the landing gear both up and down, demonstrating that its autonomous flight systems worked as planned.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
  • The blue-gray sunray dial centers around a highly legible perpetual calendar display that shows the seconds, minutes, hours, days, months, years, and phases of the moon.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 July 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 21 Jul. 2026.

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