Definition of G-ratednext

grated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of grate
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2
as in scratched
to pass roughly and noisily over or against a surface the sled grated along the bare pavement

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3
as in gritted
to press or strike against or together so as to make a scraping sound he grated the pieces of metal together

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Recent Examples of G-rated
Verb
It’s filled with a goat-cheese sauce and crowned with guava and grated llanero cheese. Sarah Moreno updated July 18, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026 Everything grated is trapped inside the box grater and can be lifted (still on its side) from the counter to a bowl. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 9 July 2026 Comté cheese, coarsely grated, to béchamel and stir until melted and combined. Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 June 2026 Rollins grated Breakker’s face against the steel cage as Bron collapsed. Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026 For instance, try finely grated vegetables like zucchini, carrots and mushrooms, panko, ricotta cheese, yogurt or tomato paste. Tribune News Service, Denver Post, 24 June 2026 In this recipe from The Vegetable Butcher cookbook, Cara Mangini sautes grated carrot, pine nuts, and garlic in olive oil, then stirs the mixture into Greek yogurt. Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 4 June 2026 Divide grated Gruyere cheese and bacon evenly among muffin cups. Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 13 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for G-rated
Adjective
  • By the logic of pure procurement, AI bills should be shrinking.
    Roman Shemet, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The pure thermal spring water contains postbiotic microflora, which can calm the skin and reduce redness.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Club homeowners are not merely annoyed by tourist bonanzas like the World Cup — Airbnb is FIFA’s official lodging partner — or the Ultra music festival, Spring Break and Formula 1 weekend.
    Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • The equalising goal came in first-half stoppage time, with Norway coach Stale Solbakken visibly annoyed with referee Clement Turpin at the half-time interval.
    Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Skubal was scratched from his next start and slated for surgery.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Gypsum can also be applied around the plants at a rate of about 5 pounds per 100 square feet and carefully scratched into the soil.
    Dawn Pettinelli, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Verb
  • Both of these teams are elite and gritted through losses in the College World Series to get to these finals.
    Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 June 2026
  • Govel even gritted through a nasty stinger on a comebacker in the bottom of the fourth.
    Jack Vita, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Adjective
  • Then there was the rather chaste kiss on Evans’s show late last year.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 26 June 2026
  • Deadhead your chaste tree in late winter to promote flowering in the spring and summer months.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Verb
  • But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.
    Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.
    Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Verb
  • And, in turn, the Warriors literally added no one, save for two draft picks, to a depressing roster that scraped together 37 measly wins last year.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • All of this makes the album feel more like a mixtape in progress, scraped together from features cut from other people’s projects.
    Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
Adjective
  • Across the country, states with relatively modest grocery prices often have lower incomes, higher poverty rates or greater dependence on nutrition assistance.
    Hank Cardello, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The film follows a modest family on the outskirts of Tehran who faces the imminent destruction of their home as part of a vast redevelopment project.
    Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 23 July 2026

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“G-rated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/G-rated. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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