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
For everyday anxiety or low-grade stress, a slow body scan before bed is a reasonable place to start tonight.
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Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The biggest decline was in prescribed burns, the low-grade fires intentionally set to clear dense underbrush, helping reduce the intensity of future wildfires.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 4 May 2026
Why Regular Plungers Feel Different Each cold session works as low-grade stress training.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Sometimes children can also have a low-grade fever, and the most common symptom is dehydration.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
The biggest decline was in prescribed burns, the low-grade fires intentionally set to clear dense underbrush, helping reduce the intensity of future wildfires.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 4 May 2026
Why Regular Plungers Feel Different Each cold session works as low-grade stress training.
—Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
Sometimes children can also have a low-grade fever, and the most common symptom is dehydration.
—Lauren Linder, CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for low-grade
Adjective
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The reason all of this is happening, probably more than any other, is that clipping is cheap.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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Surprisingly the most expensive hairpiece so far has been Attenborough’s, which Fortune reveals was a hybrid of a cheap £20 ($26) wig at the back combined with tens of man-hours knotting individual strands of hair onto a lace front to create the centenarian’s familiar pate.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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Husbands are also inferior house cleaners.—
Joe Salas
May 09,
New Atlas,
9 May 2026
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Though Rogers is Christian, his story of transformation from weakling to hero certainly spoke to young Jewish boys and men, who were often inaccurately portrayed in the media and press as intellectually superior but physically inferior.—
Miriam Eve Mora,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
Adjective
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Harper opened a small dance studio, on Forty-sixth Street; business was poor until Bradley was hired and revamped Delroy’s act.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
13 May 2026
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Still vehicle electronics can be damaged from reverse polarity, poor or wrong connection points or voltage spikes from improper equipment.—
Hartford Courant,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
Adjective
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Residents describe ‘a terrible night’ More than 30 people were injured in the apartment building collapse, while emergency workers rescued 28 residents, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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And some were not kind to him on social media following the terrible first round.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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Ask for another round of the appealingly coarse corn tortillas, for scooping up birria off a Jurassic-scale marrow bone.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Also, both models have the High heat setting, so both have the ability to dry even thick, coarse hair at top speed.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Fast forward to mid-May, and the Astros are, well, bad.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has resulted in the loss of nearly a billion barrels of oil, with the shortage growing worse every day the sea lane remains closed.—
Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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Imagine taking the rotten parking meter deal statewide.—
Jackson Potter,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026
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All around there was the pleasant rotten smell of dead fish in open air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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The most common reasons cited for detransition were pressure from a parent, harassment or discrimination, and that transitioning was too hard.—
Jo Yurcaba,
NBC news,
16 May 2026
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Insect Stings Stings from insects such as bees, wasps, ants, and flies are common triggers.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
15 May 2026
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“Low-grade.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/low-grade. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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