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
On the tender, workers are grading quality, which includes factors like minimal scale loss, minimal net marks, bite marks from other animals, good color and a plump size.
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Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
There is no ‘A+’ in this grading system.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Critically, American surveillance technologies allowed a brutal mass detention campaign in the far west region of Xinjiang — targeting, tracking and grading virtually the entire native Uyghur population to forcibly assimilate and subdue them.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Erin McGlothlin, the vice dean of undergraduate affairs in WashU’s College of Arts & Sciences, told me this stems from the belief that grading rubrics should be crystal clear in spelling out how class discussion is evaluated.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025
The new requirements call for work experience that factors into the new A-F grading system.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
In an email to the San Jose City Council, land-use consultant Erik Schoennauer said the developers were prepared to begin demolition and grading in October.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Burgess recently graduated from Cherokee High School and was working with a grading company, WSB reported.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
There is no ‘A+’ in this grading system.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Critically, American surveillance technologies allowed a brutal mass detention campaign in the far west region of Xinjiang — targeting, tracking and grading virtually the entire native Uyghur population to forcibly assimilate and subdue them.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Erin McGlothlin, the vice dean of undergraduate affairs in WashU’s College of Arts & Sciences, told me this stems from the belief that grading rubrics should be crystal clear in spelling out how class discussion is evaluated.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 17 Aug. 2025
The new requirements call for work experience that factors into the new A-F grading system.
—Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
In an email to the San Jose City Council, land-use consultant Erik Schoennauer said the developers were prepared to begin demolition and grading in October.
—Devan Patel, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025
Burgess recently graduated from Cherokee High School and was working with a grading company, WSB reported.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grading
Verb
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Delays in classifying more illnesses hurt people, Tom O'Connor said.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The court forbade companies from classifying workers as independent contractors except in narrow circumstances.—
The Editorial Board,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Here, The Athletic attempts to unravel the Ballon d’Or riddle by ranking the top 10 contenders.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Rice made my list twice, ranking #81 in 2023 and #76 in 2024.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Connections is all about grouping words.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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To avoid a cluttered appearance and make the cabinet shelves appear as though they were styled with intention, Cordony recommends grouping items.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Aug. 2025
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Kraft Heinz also had trouble distinguishing its products from cheaper store brands.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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Hope to see more distinguishing benefits down the road.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Those who say the economy is fair have dropped from 39 percent to 32 percent, while the share rating it as good has declined from 26 percent to 22 percent.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wall Street analysts are overwhelmingly bullish on Wyndham, with 14 analysts rating the stock as either a strong buy or buy, with only one giving it a hold.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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What this means is that the industry needs to expand and modernize its collecting, sorting and preprocessing infrastructure by investing in things like automation, which can offer faster throughput and more accurate fiber identification.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
12 Sep. 2025
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Researchers at Illinois' Northwestern University might have a way to largely skip sorting plastic.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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And in this day and age, with so many soccer-specific stadiums in Major League Soccer and in lower division leagues, placing a national team in a baseball stadium would not be a good idea.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, the NCAA permanently banned three Fresno State players for illicitly placing prop bets on themselves or teammates to over or underperform in certain statistical categories.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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Spencer Mello will be charged with trafficking, distributing, and possession offenses as well as Conspiracy to Violate Controlled Substance Act.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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By distributing model development and compute power globally, the network aims to reduce reliance on large tech companies while also addressing concerns about bias, censorship, and single points of failure.—
Becca Bratcher,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Grading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grading. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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