as in oblique
running in a slanting direction
a graded creek bed, with the creek's center depth being about three feet
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as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
grade these apples "extra fancy" and those "fancy"
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as in ranked
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes
believe it or not, that music grades pretty high with young teens
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Recent Examples of graded
Jim Bowden, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
What was formerly open pastureland has been razed and graded for home sites.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Within these categories, researchers used 30 weighted metrics—such as depression rates, income levels, and physical health—each graded on a 100-point scale.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Larry Borom, who replaced Jackson, graded out well in his 10 snaps.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Pack Date The pack date is the day the manufacturer washed the eggs, graded them, and put them in cartons.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
There’s also the half-mile Old Baldy Trail that is steep and rocky and graded as challenging.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Last season, right guard Mike Onwenu and right tackle Morgan Moses graded out positively at Pro Football Focus, while Campbell and Wilson were in college, and Garrett Bradbury ranked among the NFL’s worst pass-protectors among all centers.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
There, it’s graded for quality, tagged for traceability and routed based on market demands.
—Gary McGuigan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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However, he’s graded out as a below-average defender at first base with below-average range, though his dominant bat makes up for it.
—Jim Bowden, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
What was formerly open pastureland has been razed and graded for home sites.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Sep. 2025
Within these categories, researchers used 30 weighted metrics—such as depression rates, income levels, and physical health—each graded on a 100-point scale.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Larry Borom, who replaced Jackson, graded out well in his 10 snaps.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Pack Date The pack date is the day the manufacturer washed the eggs, graded them, and put them in cartons.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 2 Sep. 2025
There’s also the half-mile Old Baldy Trail that is steep and rocky and graded as challenging.
—Amanda Ogle, Travel + Leisure, 1 Sep. 2025
Last season, right guard Mike Onwenu and right tackle Morgan Moses graded out positively at Pro Football Focus, while Campbell and Wilson were in college, and Garrett Bradbury ranked among the NFL’s worst pass-protectors among all centers.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
There, it’s graded for quality, tagged for traceability and routed based on market demands.
—Gary McGuigan, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graded
Adjective
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After going down with an oblique injury earlier this month, top rookie Roman Anthony was given a four-to-six-week timeline for a potential return to the lineup.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Hill missed nearly a month of training camp and preseason with an oblique injury.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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In the end, Sutton-Schulman won the Triangle Springs appeal, but Highmark classified L’s treatment at Menninger as two separate admissions.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Where cancellation fees were once treated largely as compensation outside the scope of VAT, the Court has increasingly classified them as consideration for services and therefore taxable.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In 2024, Nepal ranked 107th out of 180 countries on Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index, with 84% of people perceiving government corruption to be a major problem.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The two-time Olympic champion enters this year’s championships ranked fourth in the world.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Other extinct branches of the tree of life included Hawaiian honeyeater birds of the family Mohoidae and the Dinornithormes order which grouped giant flightless birds such as New Zealand’s moas.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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Half of the miscellaneous productions also blew their budgets though they aren't grouped under one franchise.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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There was a spirit of abundance and joy, too; that can’t be remiss.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
12 Sep. 2025
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While there was a spin-off OVA in the late ‘80s, which Izubuchi designed the mecha for, there were also two Aura Phantasm artbooks released by B-Club around the same time.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Snipers set up on a very sloped roof on a suspect barricaded in a motel.—
Harper’s Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Ever since its founding, Starbucks has distinguished itself by its capacity for innovation.—
Randy Bean,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the preceding years, views toward socialism — distinguished by collective ownership of the means of production — remained relatively unchanged.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Leotlela and Simbine placed fifth and seventh to show South Africa’s sprint dominance.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then, in January 2025, the government introduced a Social Media Bill that placed further requirements on social media platforms.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Graded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graded. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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