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Recent Examples of low-grade Investigators say the blast pattern shows that the device was far more damaging than a low-grade explosive such as fireworks. Andres Gutierrez, CBS News, 20 May 2025 The result is a low-grade cultural fear, with people placing masking tape on device mics and TikTokers begging Siri to stop stalking them. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 20 May 2025 Pathologists measure the two cell areas that make up the majority of the cancer then add the scores together to come up with the Gleason score, which ranges from 6, a low-grade cancer, to 10, a high-grade cancer, according to the Cleveland Clinic. Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 These headphones can act as low-grade hearing aids. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for low-grade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-grade
Adjective
  • Matthew Whelan, executive director of the Asbury Park Chamber of Commerce, suggests visiting on a weekday when possible; parking will be easier to find, and beach badges are cheaper ($7/day/person, instead of $10).
    Rachel Chang, AFAR Media, 2 June 2025
  • Cremation, increasingly popular, is cheaper: good for the customer, less so for the bottom line.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • If college sports morph into inferior versions of the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB and other major pro leagues, college teams run the risk of resembling minor league squads that would generate much less revenue.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 June 2025
  • While North Korea's naval forces are widely seen as far inferior to those of its rivals, analysts say a destroyer equipped with modern missile and radar systems could still boost the North's offensive and defensive capabilities.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 June 2025
Adjective
  • The risk extends even to children due to increasing rates of childhood obesity and poor dietary habits.20 As a result, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that healthy adults have their lipids checked every four to six years.
    MD Published, Verywell Health, 5 June 2025
  • Most cited poor digital offerings or a lack of services and products.
    Robert Frank, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Kids these days have attention spans crushed under the terrible weight of TikTok and Instgram.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • My heart goes out to the victims of this terrible tragedy, and the Great People of Boulder, Colorado!
    Dan Mangan, CNBC, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • For more stubborn stains, use a coarse sponge or toothbrush to penetrate the fabric deeper.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 31 May 2025
  • Basil salt Finely grind a few dehydrated basil leaves and combine with your favorite coarse salt.
    Claudia Alarcón, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • On scorching days when winds blow across the California desert, the Salton Sea regularly gives off a stench of decay resembling rotten eggs.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2025
  • Not only was President Joe Biden in serious decline, Karine Jean-Pierre — celebrated in numerous fawning media profiles — was a rotten White House press secretary.
    Rich Lowry, National Review, 6 June 2025
Adjective
  • That cartilage injury was worse than expected, and Jiménez could miss all or most of this season rehabbing.
    David O'Brien, New York Times, 5 June 2025
  • Athletics manager Mark Kotsay has continued to search for answers to cure what ails the Athletics during their historically bad run of losing in West Sacramento.
    Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • The most common presentation of early-stage appendix cancer is appendicitis, when the appendix becomes inflamed and infected.
    Kristen Fischer, Health, 13 June 2025
  • Violations are common, according to Pellizzari, and accidents are often the result.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2025

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“Low-grade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-grade. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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