as in oblique
running in a slanting direction
a graded creek bed, with the creek's center depth being about three feet
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as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
grade these apples "extra fancy" and those "fancy"
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as in ranked
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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Recent Examples of graded
Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 July 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.
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Eva Flowe
july 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 July 2026
By April 2019, the final stone went on show in Gabarone, graded as a type 11b Fancy Deep Blue, oval brilliant-cut VVS2 clarity, according to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
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Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Directed by Ken Cole, the film, which has been color graded in Dolby Vision and mixed in Dolby Atmos, is set to release stateside on August 21.
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Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
There are nearly 4,000 PSA 10s out of about 5,500 total graded by the company, yet PSA 10s of this card still sell for more than $400.
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Brooks Peck,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
All required licenses, waivers, and permissions needed for the relevant financial transactions will be graded by the United States of America in Paragraph Six.
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Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
Students in Honka's class complained to staff at the school in April 2024 that they were allegedly pressured to kiss during skits that were graded assignments.
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Logan Smith,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
That might be done by filling it with debris from hospital construction and graded earth or by leveling it with parking structures that would support an elevated ground floor.
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Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Verb
Before signing a one-year, $12 million deal with San Francisco, Arraez graded out as one of the worst defenders in baseball since making his debut.
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Justice Delos Santos,
Mercury News,
5 July 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
By April 2019, the final stone went on show in Gabarone, graded as a type 11b Fancy Deep Blue, oval brilliant-cut VVS2 clarity, according to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA).
—
Kate Matthams,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Directed by Ken Cole, the film, which has been color graded in Dolby Vision and mixed in Dolby Atmos, is set to release stateside on August 21.
—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
There are nearly 4,000 PSA 10s out of about 5,500 total graded by the company, yet PSA 10s of this card still sell for more than $400.
—
Brooks Peck,
New York Times,
23 June 2026
All required licenses, waivers, and permissions needed for the relevant financial transactions will be graded by the United States of America in Paragraph Six.
—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
17 June 2026
Students in Honka's class complained to staff at the school in April 2024 that they were allegedly pressured to kiss during skits that were graded assignments.
—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
That might be done by filling it with debris from hospital construction and graded earth or by leveling it with parking structures that would support an elevated ground floor.
—
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graded
Adjective
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Infielder Nick Sogard, who had been called up in Story’s place, hit the IL with a right oblique strain June 3, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa went to the IL with a forearm bone stress reaction similar to Mayer’s on June 20.
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Mayfield, who turned 31 in April, appeared on the Bucs’ injury report 10 out of 18 weeks with issues that spanned his foot, toe, knee, right biceps, oblique and right shoulder.
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Even in Caracas, where only five buildings collapsed, Rodríguez said at least 30 additional structures have already been classified as unsafe.
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Royalties and license fees are classified as ordinary income under the tax code, taxed at the same rates as wages, not the preferential long-term capital gains rates that apply to appreciated assets held over a year.
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MoneyLion ranked the nation's 50 most affluent suburbs by household income, as measured in the 2024 American Community Survey.
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Sherman’s March, which won the Grand Jury prize at the 1986 Sundance Film Festival, was ranked as one of the highest-grossing documentary films of all time until the mid-1990s.
Adjective
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Watch for soft spots on floors, uneven or sloping flooring, cracks in walls and warped materials.
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As part of his new collection for the brand, Arnold unveiled a new shape—a slightly sloping, almost smile-like pleat that’s simultaneously nonchalant and fully sophisticated.
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In a small number of cases, similar ancestries were grouped together.
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The same pattern shows up in founders rarely grouped together.
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There was a casual feel in Memorial Auditorium in the hour before game time, as children kicked a ball around on the auditorium’s sloping floor.
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There was the majestic no-doubter that landed more than halfway up the left-field bleachers, a majestic blast that evoked memories of Andrés Galarraga.
Adjective
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Even the roof can be chosen in a flat, gable, or sloped style, with interior configurations to match.
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His sloped shoulders suggested bodily power that was sleepy and sly; his large head and dark, badly cut hair amplified the weight and solidity of him, but his lips were sensitive and a little slack, as if yearning for something he’d been long deprived of.
Verb
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In addition, the Commission distinguished between the purposes of its various publications.
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These spots can often be distinguished by the greener grass along the marginal areas, Spanenberg says.
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“Graded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graded. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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