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
Inconsistent grading and slow payouts for sellers can also create a poor experience and erode trust.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
But the machinery of grading churns on.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the October health inspector reports, most stores received a grade A or B, but many entirely opted out of the county's grading system, but they were still inspected.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The FilmLight Colour Awards, celebrating the best of the industry’s color grading professionals, have announced their 2025 nominees.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The Awards honors practitioners across film, television, commercial and digital content who have showcased excellence in color grading in the past year.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Begging or drunkenness could mean a week to a couple of months on a chain gang, grading and paving roads, fixing bridges, hauling debris, and otherwise helping to construct the fast-growing city.
—JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2025
Aside from individual shoppers using an avocado app, the study’s authors hope that their technology will also deploy to processing facilities for sorting and grading the fruit at scale.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Change the tape grading scale for current players and prospects.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Nov. 2025
But the machinery of grading churns on.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025
According to the October health inspector reports, most stores received a grade A or B, but many entirely opted out of the county's grading system, but they were still inspected.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 30 Oct. 2025
The FilmLight Colour Awards, celebrating the best of the industry’s color grading professionals, have announced their 2025 nominees.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
The Awards honors practitioners across film, television, commercial and digital content who have showcased excellence in color grading in the past year.
—Andrew McGowan, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Begging or drunkenness could mean a week to a couple of months on a chain gang, grading and paving roads, fixing bridges, hauling debris, and otherwise helping to construct the fast-growing city.
—JSTOR Daily, 21 Oct. 2025
Aside from individual shoppers using an avocado app, the study’s authors hope that their technology will also deploy to processing facilities for sorting and grading the fruit at scale.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
Change the tape grading scale for current players and prospects.
—Chris Vannini, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grading
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Related Stories In a nutsell, the test arranged by the cutter’s union documented that AI tools are great for organizing, classifying and summarizing.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Cal Fire updated Saratoga’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone map in June, classifying some southwestern portions of the city as moderate or high fire hazard zones.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Much has already been written about the overwhelmingly negative reviews for the show, which some critics are ranking among the worst TV of all time.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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He's tied with Stafford and Maye for most completions on passes traveling longer than 20 yards downfield (17 each), while ranking first in completion rate on these throws by far (61 percent, with Hurts next at 52 percent).—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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South Africa is already an important global actor, as a member of the G-20 and an early member of the BRICS grouping alongside Brazil, Russia, India, and China.—
Amaka Anku,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Oct. 2025
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For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.—
Catherine Hong,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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Before that time many devices, ornaments and distinguishing marks followed one another as official marks of the Corps.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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People would devote entire dissertations to developing techniques for distinguishing handwritten digits or for recognizing faces in images; then a deep-learning algorithm would digest the underlying data, discover the subtleties of the problem, and make those projects seem obsolete.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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As of mid-day Tuesday, the series had a zero percent critics rating on Rotten Tomatoes.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
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While Wall Street is pretty split on MSG Sports, with five of nine analysts rating it the equivalent of buy versus four giving it a hold, the consensus 12-month price target of $252 implies some 10% upside potential.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Walking on a stage, picking up and handling an egg without breaking it, folding a shirt, and sorting small objects.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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After the accident took place Tuesday night, UPS halted package sorting operations at its Worldport air cargo hub at Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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The honor marks Woods’ first appearance on the First Team, placing him among an elite group of 24 boys and girls selected for their outstanding performance throughout the season.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Consider hand-washing or placing the most delicate black garments in a mesh washing bag to offer even more protection.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Grading.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grading. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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