1
as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type
grade these apples "extra fancy" and those "fancy"
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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
Fueled on coffee and with breaks for lunch and dinner, the two men signed more than 15,000, maybe even upwards of 20,000 comics, in a span of four days under the watchful eyes of reps for a signing and grading company charged with handling the comics.
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Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Insurance wildfire models are starting to play the role of the grading scale, and policies such as Zone Zero, the national building codes.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
In this case, Luvme Hair’s new quality grading system operates as a 5-tier hierarchy.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
With a diverse mix of coffee shops, bars and places to eat, the Brookhill neighborhood near South End was ranked the best place to live in the Charlotte region, according to Niche, a neighborhood grading site.
—Chase Jordan
march 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
An employee for Westwood Professional Services, an engineering and land surveying firm with offices in Fort Worth and Austin, filed for the grading permit, records show.
—Samuel O’Neal 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
McKeen designs with 270 fit models across seven easy sizes, grading each style individually rather than scaling up from a single sample.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
As the first person to complete it, Herson was charged with rating it on the Yosemite Decimal System (YDS), the grading system for rock climbing routes.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
QuikTrip has started grading the land at the intersection of West Evans Avenue and South Platte River Drive.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Insurance wildfire models are starting to play the role of the grading scale, and policies such as Zone Zero, the national building codes.
—Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
In this case, Luvme Hair’s new quality grading system operates as a 5-tier hierarchy.
—Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 1 Apr. 2026
With a diverse mix of coffee shops, bars and places to eat, the Brookhill neighborhood near South End was ranked the best place to live in the Charlotte region, according to Niche, a neighborhood grading site.
—Chase Jordan
march 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
An employee for Westwood Professional Services, an engineering and land surveying firm with offices in Fort Worth and Austin, filed for the grading permit, records show.
—Samuel O’Neal 30, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026
McKeen designs with 270 fit models across seven easy sizes, grading each style individually rather than scaling up from a single sample.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026
As the first person to complete it, Herson was charged with rating it on the Yosemite Decimal System (YDS), the grading system for rock climbing routes.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
QuikTrip has started grading the land at the intersection of West Evans Avenue and South Platte River Drive.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grading
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Whether the law survives looming legal challenges—rooted in a 1933 state Supreme Court ruling classifying income as property—remains an open question.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
3 Apr. 2026
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By classifying sports betting as a public health issue and imposing rigid federal standards, the proposal also significantly limits the autonomy of the states, which have been primarily responsible for the legalization and regulation of this sector since 2018.—
Cláudia Nunes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Back in the day, only high ranking officers could ascend the staircase.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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The Tigers finished 14th in the SEC standings, but analytically showed strength in key offensive categories, ranking first in the conference and 17th nationally in free throw percentage, while also placing top five in the SEC in both 3-pointers attempted and 3-point percentage.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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This might look like picking up items out of place, wiping down surfaces, tending to papers, folding blankets, and grouping like items.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
30 Mar. 2026
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Embrace a design strategy that focuses on grouping plants in drifts or mass plantings.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
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The criterion of self-consciousness, meanwhile, is of no use for the practical task of distinguishing between human and nonhuman digital activity.—
Andrey Mir,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Per Alström, a researcher involved in the study, described the challenge of distinguishing the two species by conventional means.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Others on Wall Street also like the stock, with all but one analyst covering it rating the shares a strong buy or a buy, according to LSEG.—
Itzel Franco,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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The mayor’s proposal to draw down from the city’s reserves has raised concern at three bond-rating agencies, which downgraded the city’s economic outlook, citing the plan to take from the city’s savings despite being in a period of relative economic stability.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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Much of the in-game day, which lasts at most 15 minutes, is spent pinging between attending to the growing line of customers, sorting the video returns piling up on the counter, and answering the busy office phone.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2026
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Robots gain dexterity Robotic manipulation has advanced rapidly with Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, enabling machines to handle everyday tasks like sorting laundry or picking up objects.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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This can include help to contact creditors, placing fraud alerts, disputing unauthorized accounts and preparing documentation to recover your identity.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Phone records show that Epstein was placing calls to two phone numbers listed in Mottola’s email signature — an office and personal line — during that time period.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Grading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grading. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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