high-grade
Americanadjective
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of excellent or superior quality.
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(of ore) yielding a relatively large amount of the metal for which it is mined.
verb (used with object)
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Origin of high-grade
First recorded in 1875–80
Example Sentences
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Following tests, Romero is now expected to miss up to eight weeks with a high-grade partial tear of his medial cruciate ligament.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
It’s more than investors can earn in money-market funds—the Vanguard Federal Money Market fund yields about 3.6%—or long- and short-term Treasuries, and only slightly less than the 5.9% available on high-grade bonds.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
After a severe, high-grade hamstring tear, Matheson was told by surgeons he might never play again, which prompted him to consider a life away from the football pitch.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
YouTube backed Fischbach and other popular creators with funding and production resources as the company pushed for more high-grade original content.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026
“Then if one struck high-grade paper spruce—a valley full of it—with water power and easy access to the sea, there ought to be dollars in the thing?”
From The Protector by Bindloss, Harold
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