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as in rates
degree of excellence
only motor oil of the highest grade for his fancy sports car
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as in types
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
there are various grades of wool to consider when selecting a fabric
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as in standards
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
that painting just doesn't make the grade
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as in slopes
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon
the hill rises at a seven percent grade
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as in ranks
to arrange or assign according to type
grade these apples "extra fancy" and those "fancy"
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as in is
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 grades
IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
The first two Conjuring movies have the best grades in the series with an A- apiece, an anomaly for a horror film, which usually scores in the Bs or Cs with general audiences.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Her son’s middling grades infuriated her.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
So, while 52 CMS schools received grades of D or F, not all of those schools are considered low-performing, since many of them exceeded growth targets for this year.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
The school, which is coming to Northern Virginia this fall, plans to enroll 25 students in grades K-3 at a price of $65,000 per student per year.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Please do not include sensitive information, like the student's grades, GPA or test scores.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Designed for households with a student in grades K through 12.
—Kara McGinley, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The incident allegedly happened in a gym at Carroll County Middle School, where roughly 550 students attend fifth through eighth grades about 60 miles southwest of Cincinnati in Northern Kentucky.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
Omar Kelly
august 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
Like Casella, Bains was placed in a classroom of students with behavioral issues in grades 1-8.
—IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025
The first two Conjuring movies have the best grades in the series with an A- apiece, an anomaly for a horror film, which usually scores in the Bs or Cs with general audiences.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
Her son’s middling grades infuriated her.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
So, while 52 CMS schools received grades of D or F, not all of those schools are considered low-performing, since many of them exceeded growth targets for this year.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2025
The school, which is coming to Northern Virginia this fall, plans to enroll 25 students in grades K-3 at a price of $65,000 per student per year.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Please do not include sensitive information, like the student's grades, GPA or test scores.
—Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Designed for households with a student in grades K through 12.
—Kara McGinley, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
The incident allegedly happened in a gym at Carroll County Middle School, where roughly 550 students attend fifth through eighth grades about 60 miles southwest of Cincinnati in Northern Kentucky.
—Jolene Almendarez, The Courier-Journal, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
The roster will continuously be tinkered with, but this appears to be the starting point for 2025, and here is how the Miami Herald grades each unit.
—Omar Kelly
august 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grades
Noun
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The stages of the eclipse include penumbral and umbral phases, which refer to the two main parts of the shadow that the moon casts.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Artists including Benson Boone, Tate McRae, Lorde and Addison Rae will all hit stages across Music City this month.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Researchers measured violent and property crime data from 2023, fatal car accidents, drug overdose deaths and excessive drinking rates.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Sep. 2025
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In short, the Fed may be ready to cut rates, but the job market's cutting deeper.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trubetter Foldable Travel Hangers Many standard hotel room closets contain at least one or two hangers, but other types of lodging—like Airbnb, boutique hotels, and hostels—may not have any at all.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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What are the two types of waterspouts?—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The advent of short-form cricket has seen fielding standards rise rapidly in the past decade.—
James Wallace,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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The standards for staffing levels are based on federal regulations from the Office of Personnel Management.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The slopes have been planted with pineapples, but nature is also providing the ingredients for her next meal — wild ginger, edible ferns, turmeric, and pandan.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Best Shopping Even off the slopes, Zermatt knows how to do luxury.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the club ranks 11th in outs above average (eight).—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Everytown for Gun Safety, an organization lobbying for greater gun control across the country, ranks Minnesota 14th in the nation on gun law strength.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Fortunately, there is one way to get that tropical feeling without ever stepping on a plane.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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At this time, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The powers that be explained to me that in the audiobook, there would be no easy way to identify the bees’ chapters, which were designated with italics in the printed version, unless the narrator’s voice changed from female to male.—
Elizabeth Bass Parman,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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In In Farthest Seas, this silence is visual, too, the white of the page surrounding and almost enveloping the brief, revelatory chapters.—
Brian Robert Moore
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Grades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grades. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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