grading

present participle of grade

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grading Toll Brothers was planning to start grading the site this fall, and construction will take several years, Parrington said. Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 City documents say the department is assessing tripled fees for both structural and grading work done without authorization. Zuri Primos july 27, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 There is the ugly grading detective DeGarmo who manages to cause Marlow plenty of trouble. Literary Hub, 23 July 2026 Tree removal and grading work has begun on-site, Elliott said. Talia McWright, Twin Cities, 21 July 2026 His calling card is his glove, grading out in some models as the best amateur defensive catcher in several years. Keith Law, New York Times, 16 July 2026 The Foundation The area that causes the most issues is improper grading around a home’s foundation. Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 13 July 2026 No organization within the government bureaucracy should rely solely on people grading their own homework. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026 Per the state’s school grading system, charter schools are slightly outperforming traditional public schools in Miami-Dade. Austin Horn july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grading
Verb
  • There are also some questions about the legality of classifying current and future Florida homeowners differently.
    Abigail Hall, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • Rather than classifying didymo as an invasive species, Taylor refers to the algae as a native species that has an invasive-like growth form.
    Hannah Smith July 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026
Verb
  • Kauai, Hawaii, is a small island, and Brun, as a community leader, knew most of the high-ranking cops.
    Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The cut holds atop the most important songs ranking in the United States, which combines streaming activity, purchases and radio airplay to show what the country is listening to.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • So what your company is doing is finding patients with similar symptoms, grouping them together, and then testing drugs on those subgroups so the trial is more likely to be successful?
    Emily Forlini, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • My favorite way of increasing humidity is by grouping a bunch of plants all together in one area.
    Dr. Matthew Lisy, Hartford Courant, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Pew Research Center found about three-quarters rating economic conditions negatively and Fox News polling found three-quarters rating the economy negatively, including 41% calling it poor.
    Emily Guskin, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • Six rival clubs surveyed for this story have the Phillies ranking somewhere among the bottom 10 systems in baseball, with some teams rating the system worse than that.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Experts at Black Hat highlighted the challenge of distinguishing good from bad agent actions and the inadequacy of current identity management, which relies on human accountability and speed.
    Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The challenge is distinguishing between a pay package that reflects decades of leadership and compensation that appears excessive when compared with similar organizations.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • With Dolphin expected to affect part of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, residents whose houses were damaged by last week’s deadly earthquake were placing blue tarps on roofs and walls to prevent water damage.
    ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Either thaw them at room temperature or reheat them by wrapping frozen muffins or loaves in foil and placing them in a 300ºF oven for 12 to 15 minutes (muffins) or up to 30 minutes (loaves) until heated through.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • During that time, plundered artworks were processed at the Jeu de Paume, which temporarily served as a sorting facility for the Nazi party.
    Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026
  • Proper washing techniques and sorting by fabric type prevent socks from becoming dingy over time.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 July 2026

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“Grading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grading. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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