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grades

  • plural
    of grade.
    grade
    noun
    a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity.
  • present tense form
    of grade (3rd person singular).
    grade
    noun
    a degree or step in a scale, as of rank, advancement, quality, value, or intensity.

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With every language-services company using its own accuracy measures, everyone essentially grades their own homework, using their own rules.

From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026

Copper ore grades are declining, pushing up the cost of extracting copper, and mine projects face high permitting and regulatory hurdles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

We also would have to administer a standardized test in certain grades, if we were going to open an actual school, and maintain annual records about student attendance and immunizations.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Kimora Dean, who is autistic and has ADHD, had been thriving as a junior at John F. Kennedy High School in Silver Spring, Md., playing jazz piano and getting good grades.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Another shiver goes through me, and I realize once again that I’m not just looking into Bubbe’s past, and I’m not just doing it for my grades.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler