degree
noun
any of a series of steps or stages, as in a process or course of action; a point in any scale.
degrees
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pluralof degree.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Both are capable of streaming from a PC as well as playing games on-device, with varying degrees of success.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
He’s a policy-driven intellectual with degrees from Oxford and the London School of Economics, long identified with the “soft left” of the British Labour Party.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
Plus, the retirement-savings formula captivating younger workers and why this is the best job market in years for people without college degrees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Kant later said his comments had been misinterpreted and were directed specifically at young people using fake degrees, rather than the country's youth more broadly.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
It must have been ten degrees cooler in the churchyard, though.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
