grading

present participle of grade

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of grading 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 Brungardt said that the city’s regulations allow grading work to begin on a construction site before any site plans are approved. Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 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 The development process will begin with about five weeks of demolition to clear the existing structure followed by two weeks of grading. Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 7 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 According to Google, a moderately sized cluster of 20 phones can support peak submission rates for a class of more than 75 students, with grading latency below that of the default AWS backend. New Atlas, 2 July 2026 Time is always a resource in demand for teachers; time for grading papers, planning lessons, and dealing with meetings and conferences can eat up that resource on a daily basis. Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grading
Verb
  • This timeline refutes the notion that classifying obesity as a disease is driven by commercial interests by drugmakers.
    Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026
  • In the most recent legislative session, Holscher introduced a bill to move marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug, classifying it among less addictive and harmful drugs.
    Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Two high-ranking sources inside the Blazers said Dundon has never mentioned relocating the Trail Blazers.
    Jason Quick, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • This is my story—the story of a kid who grew up in Rochdale Village in South Jamaica, Queens, who was falsely arrested as a teenager yet rose through the ranks to become the highest-ranking uniformed officer in the New York City Police Department.
    Rodney K. Harrison, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Avoid overwhelm in your closet by grouping together small items in a basket or container.
    Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 16 July 2026
  • For even better results, try hydrozoning, which involves grouping plants by their water needs.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026
Verb
  • Reviewers have tested them out while climbing, running, and camping in 95-degree weather, rating them five stars for all the above.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
  • Wall Street is largely bullish on McDonald’s, with 20 out of 36 analysts rating it a buy or strong buy.
    Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • Without a stable, verifiable identity, distinguishing genuine business from noise will only become harder for consumers.
    Sammy Ahmed, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Within the past year or two, Microsoft made this chip distinction the distinguishing trait between consumer and business Surface models.
    Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Last year, ​the company posted a lengthy apology for a series of violent and antisemitic posts from Grok, placing the blame on a system update.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • Derek Downey, an expert in pool failure analysis who frequently testifies as an expert witness in construction defect lawsuits, recommends placing a separate material, such as tile and grout, between pool sections.
    Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 July 2026
Verb
  • Embracing New Capabilities And Categories The future with physical AI is not just a robot folding laundry or a mechanical arm performing parcel sorting in a warehouse.
    Beena Ammanath, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • By owning the actual planes, trucks and sorting hubs required to move goods globally, these companies possess a structural advantage and a level of operational scale that new competitors cannot replicate overnight.
    Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 10 July 2026

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