as in cheap
of low quality
plumbing fixtures that were made out of low-grade materials
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Recent Examples of low-grade
Sustained activation of the sympathetic nervous system promotes the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines, leading to a state of constant, low-grade inflammation throughout the body.
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Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
Many homeowners assume standard drywall or low-grade waterproofing are good enough, but cutting small corners here can mean big trouble down the line.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
Day One’s Ojemda is the only monotherapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat low-grade glioma, the most common childhood brian tumor.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
If ingested, the worms can cause severe headaches, stiff neck, the sensation of tingling or painful skin, low-grade fever, nausea, vomiting, coma and sometimes death.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Daniel Combs, Verywell Health, 9 Mar. 2026
Many homeowners assume standard drywall or low-grade waterproofing are good enough, but cutting small corners here can mean big trouble down the line.
—Lee Wallender, The Spruce, 9 Mar. 2026
Day One’s Ojemda is the only monotherapy approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat low-grade glioma, the most common childhood brian tumor.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2026
If ingested, the worms can cause severe headaches, stiff neck, the sensation of tingling or painful skin, low-grade fever, nausea, vomiting, coma and sometimes death.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-grade
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The Marlins under this owner have no reasonable way out of this rut of building on the cheap toward a future that never gets here.—
Greg Cote
Updated March 27,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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Don't forget about the newer, more compact and much cheaper Lego Technic SLS set, only $60, also 'launches' with some clever Technic moving parts.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Beaten 4-1 at Bolton Wanderers, Leeds were effectively relegated to the second tier with two games remaining because of their vastly inferior goal difference.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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During the Middle Ages, for example, many contemporary accounts from both Christian and Muslim societies depicted their opposing side as barbaric, blasphemous, and inferior.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
19 Mar. 2026
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Serious Medical and Emotional Neglect Turner said Kaiko arrived in poor health, suffering from multiple medical issues and signs of prolonged neglect.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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The city of Plano scores restaurants on a 100-point system, with 100 considered a perfect score and 70 extremely poor.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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But Kardashian celebrated its terrible reviews, and the series was renewed for a second season.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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One hundred fifteen years later, a memorial to the workers who died reveals itself as a reminder that workers’ rights were purchased at a terrible cost, and that the lives lost there still ask something of us.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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The use of childish internet and video-game memes to describe violence is coarse and unworthy of the men and women who go in harm’s way.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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My dense, coarser hair holds onto humidity like a sponge.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2026
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Bernadine appeared to be useless—or, worse, a potential double agent.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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This is very bad for our health.—
Peter D'Oench,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Something smells rotten in Denmark — that is, Tallahassee.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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The exoplanet's atmosphere contains gases like water, sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide -- which can smell like rotten eggs, especially when burned.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The year was 1754, and Franklin's goal was to unite the disparate colonies into a coalition against a common enemy.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Sei whales are endangered and are common in the Southeast's waters.—
Alexa Herrera,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Low-grade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-grade. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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