grade 1 of 3

noun

ˈgrād How to pronounce grade (audio)
Definition of gradenext
1
as in inch
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking just one grade removed from completion

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Relevance
2
as in rate
degree of excellence only motor oil of the highest grade for his fancy sports car

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3
as in type
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic there are various grades of wool to consider when selecting a fabric

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4
as in standard
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared that painting just doesn't make the grade

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5
as in slope
the degree to which something rises up from a position level with the horizon the hill rises at a seven percent grade

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grade

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verb

1
as in to rank
to arrange or assign according to type grade these apples "extra fancy" and those "fancy"

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2
as in to be
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes believe it or not, that music grades pretty high with young teens

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grade

3 of 3

adjective

as in hybrid

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Recent Examples of grade
Noun
These are highly advanced, enterprise-grade processors specifically designed for data centers and massive AI workloads. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 July 2026 For investors with equity-like return targets and higher risk tolerance, moving below investment grade can still produce compelling returns in absolute terms, even if relative compensation is compressed. — Jason Kirsch, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
Professors are rewriting assignments and grading rubrics. — Maria Colacurcio, Fortune, 28 June 2026 The Charlotte Observer reports restaurant sanitation scores lower than an A, and updates the public when B and C grade restaurants are graded again. — Eva Flowe july 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for grade
Recent Examples of Synonyms for grade
  1. inch
  2. rate
  3. category
  4. standard
  5. slope
  6. rank
  7. be
  8. hybrid
Noun
  • In May, just weeks before the ruling, the athlete won the West Virginia Class AAA girls’ shot put state championship with a throw of 38 feet, 11¾ inches, beating the runner-up by just over two feet.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • One flight attendant was able to fit enough clothes for a seven-day trip in the Hanke 14-inch Underseat Carry-on, proving its status as a tiny-but-mighty travel bag made to last for years.
    — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026
Definition of inch
Noun
  • Plus, new members of this meat service can get 15% off their first order, and select states get free flat-rate shipping on orders of $125 or more.
    — Rachel Cortez, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • The 2026 tournament has the highest rate of goals per match in decades and is the first in World Cup history to have scored more than 200 goals (with two dozen matches still left to play).
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
Definition of rate
Noun
  • Trump valued more than two dozen assets at over $50 million, which is the highest disclosure category on the form.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 1 July 2026
  • The report also highlighted improvements in clearance rates and an overall decrease in major crime categories, including robberies.
    — CBS Baltimore Staff, CBS News, 1 July 2026
Definition of category
Noun
  • In March, the administration filed a new lawsuit again trying to block California’s ability to set stricter-than-federal emissions standards for cars.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • And an Air Quality Alert was issued midday Thursday, due to ground level ozone concentrations reaching unhealthy standards, NWS forecasters say.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 2 July 2026
Definition of standard
Noun
  • Several hours later, rescuers carried the injured on stretchers and recovered the dead in makeshift carts, painstakingly hauling them back up the rugged slope, official Noor Zaman said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • This hard-working plant tolerates heat, drought, salt, and humidity, and provides good soil stabilization on slopes.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 July 2026
Definition of slope
Verb
  • That project, called Aviano, now ranks among nine developments across Antioch, Oakley, Martinez, Pinole and Pleasant Hill that federal prosecutors appear to be targeting in their latest investigation into the assessor’s office, the subpoenas show.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Some winners have consistently ranked in the awards for more than two decades; others are catching your attention for the first time.
    — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Definition of rank
Verb
  • There are nods to the environmental devastation wrought by the cattle industry that dominated Southern California in the first half of the 19th century, as well as the Faustian bargain struck by Indigenous people who converted to Catholicism.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
  • That match was held before the game in Kansas City, and each time Cape Verde scored, there were cheers from the Colombia supporters at Arrowhead Stadium.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026
Definition of be
Adjective
  • The state also has goals, including some that have been in place since 2012, that set declining limits on smog-causing pollutants and required automakers to sell increasing percentages of electric and hybrid vehicles through 2025.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The Elora bathroom boasts the type of hybrid wet/dry layout that has become increasingly prevalent in Europe and gained a little steam in the US.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 July 2026
Definition of hybrid

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