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 Demand for grading — an act of verifying a card’s authenticity and condition — has grown as collectors increasingly treat trading and vintage sports cards as alternative investments. — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026 Brian Gilchrist, managing director for development at Western National, said his company has already started grading work at the site, yet now is being asked to rework its plans to meet the new codes. — Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026 But there’s no common standard for grading and reporting how much calcification is present. — Matthew Nudy, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2026 But that identification — that grading scale — leaves out an important part of their history. — Sam McDowell 5, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026 To launch these efforts, the United States should develop a comprehensive grading system for defense industrial security—a framework that assesses allies’ ability to safeguard critical technologies and identifies areas for improvement. — Sam Mullins, Foreign Affairs, 28 Oct. 2026 That expansion has helped create a significant gap in grading output between PSA and its competitors. — Benjamin Burrows, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026 The top two diamond-grading laboratories that exist today are the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and the International Gemological Institute (IGI). — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026 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
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
Verb
  • 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
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  • 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
  • One health worker in Mekele recalled Ethiopian forces occupying a hospital and placing the uniforms of Tigrayan rebels on the floor and forcing staff to step on them.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The pumpkin smash lanes were separated by barricades and Morton Grove personnel swept and scooped up the pumpkin and gourd parts, dropping recyclables into a wheelbarrow and then placing them into the scoop of a tractor.
    — Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of placing
Verb
  • The county’s purchase of a third mail sorting machine, Logan said, also helped workers to more quickly process the massive influx of ballot envelopes that voters drop off at vote centers or in drop boxes on election day.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Her book is more searching-and-sorting and less curating, if that makes sense.
    — David Michon, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of sorting

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“Grading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grading. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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