grading

verb

present participle of grade
1
as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type grade these apples "extra fancy" and those "fancy"

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2
as in ranking
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 grading In addition to being able to buy, sell and trade items at stores, CardVault also offers grading services, where cards and items can be authenticated. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026 Thieves stole trading cards valued at nearly $1 million from a FedEx truck parked near the Santa Ana grading center of Professional Sports Authenticator. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026 To his point, expanding size ranges does involve investment in pattern-making, grading, sampling, production, and inventory planning. — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2026 The top two diamond-grading, independent laboratories that exist today are the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and the International Gemological Institute (IGI). — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026 Bulldozers were on site Friday as grading continues for the project on East McLelland Avenue between South Main Street and South Church Street. — Joe Marusak october 17, Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2026 Don’t look for a repeat performance against a Seahawks defense that ranks seventh in PPG on planned rushes and has posted some of the best rush defense metrics in my plus/minus rush grading system this year. — Kc Joyner, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Sports card shops and shows attract non-sports buyers and sellers, who rely on grading services for valuations and dealers for guidance and trends. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026 Property owners should consider whether grading, vegetation, drainage features, or other site conditions are contributing to a recurring accumulation of water. — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grading
  1. classifying
  2. ranking
  3. grouping
  4. rating
  5. distinguishing
  6. placing
  7. sorting
Verb
  • The prosecution argued that the victims — who all belonged to the church and had since left — delayed reporting the incidents or classifying them as rape due to fear of retaliation for violating a Scientology rule against going to the police.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Operators fed Maven intelligence classifying the elementary school as an Iranian military facility, and the system, in turn, marked it as one of the priority targets for day one of the war.
    — Kylie Jones, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of classifying
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  • At Walt Disney Studios, she was named executive vice president in 1981, becoming one of the most high-ranking women in the film business at the time.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Black, who helped found private equity giant Apollo Global Management, accused Garcia of making maliciously false statements, citing statements the ranking member of the House oversight committee made in interviews.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of ranking
Verb
  • Drying towels on their own rather than grouping them with other laundry items eliminates this issue.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • The district is about 73% Hispanic and carries a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+10, with The Cook Political Report rating the contest Solid Republican.
    — Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026
  • His House Rocking a 100% critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes, His House is a modern horror classic, using the genre's power to deliver both thrills and incisive social commentary.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of rating
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  • The only thing really distinguishing them is that Tribit has gone for a two-tone design on the case and buds.
    — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The pouches closely resemble nicotine products, raising concerns among school officials about student health and the difficulty of distinguishing between the products.
    — Cheyanne Mumphrey, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of distinguishing
Verb
  • The measure speeds permitting approval under the California Environmental Quality Act by placing deadlines on government agencies to issue or deny permits within a year.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Jackson took over the Democratic nomination in late July, after placing third in the Democratic primary for governor.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of placing
Verb
  • The large wooden desk is framed by a bookshelf painted pastel robin’s egg blue, and an antique cabinet that stands on tall spindly legs, its doors open, revealing rows of small, narrow dividers for sorting mail or paperwork.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Xiaomi tests endurance The firm has released a video showing two humanoid robots sorting automotive components during an eight-hour task at its car factory in China.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of sorting

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