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
Tyler Holzhammer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Here's how the Longhorns (10-3) graded out in the 2025 season, based on an average of the American-Statesman’s weekly report cards following each game.
—Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 5 Jan. 2026
For the past 30 years, cards have been graded on a scale of 1 to 10 by independent grading companies.
—Marin Independent Journal, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
Not only did all the labs pull up their raw scores by at least some degree, more AI companies agreed to submit data to FLI in order to be graded.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 16 Dec. 2025
Kevin Pelton, an ESPN commentator known for his incisive statistical analysis, graded the Celtics’ off-season moves as a C.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
Marchers pass by the library on the University of Oklahoma campus during a protest supporting the graduate assistant who graded Samantha Fulnecky's essay on Dec.
—Jo Yurcaba, NBC news, 14 Dec. 2025
The Next Gen Stats model graded the decision even more harshly, a 7% dip in win probability.
—Sam McDowell 4, Kansas City Star, 4 Nov. 2025
Beyond those metrics, Rafaela also graded as elite defensively in just about every category measured by Statcast.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
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Since Nettles’ 1990 Pacific Senior League error card is relatively obscure in the realm of controversial sports cards, there’s a relatively small supply of examples graded by PSA (Professional Sports Authenticator).
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For now, the pastor is keeping his politics oblique.—
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Losing Roman Anthony to an oblique strain in early September was a massive blow, and proved the offense wasn’t deep enough.—
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In 2019, officers went to the home twice while their son Nick was living there — once for a call coded as a welfare check and once for a call classified as mental health–related.—
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The Justice Department issued a warrant to seize the ship over its sanctions violations for transporting oil on behalf of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which is classified as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the State Department.—
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Massachusetts, New York, Alabama and Mississippi also ranked near the bottom.—
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The Knights ranked second in the Big 12 last season in kickoffs, thanks to Noe Ruelas.—
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Their test setup involved a ramp containing sand to simulate sloping dunes on Mars.—
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Competitive sections for features, documentaries, and shorts each comprise 16 titles, while retrospectives, restorations, and regional premieres are grouped into three out-of-competition strands of 24 films.—
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Sixteen years ago, food scientists in Brazil created a new system called Nova, which grouped foods into four ascending health categories based on processing.—
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There was also the possibility of the Panthers activating interior offensive lineman Chandler Zavala ahead of Saturday’s game.—
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Years later, in June 2023, the FBI and the Department of Justice said there was no credible evidence of foul play in his death, according to a DOJ report.—
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Each wing was connected to the main structure with long colonnades, hidden from street view by trees and sloped lawns.—
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Inside, its sloped rooflines, expansive windows, and original stone fireplace made an immediate impression.—
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Reset offers three tiers of rooms, distinguished by their outdoor layouts (all patios feature a firepit, but only some have the outdoor tub), bed size (queen or king), and view (mountain view versus interior-facing).—
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Tarr's reputation for films tinged with misery and hard-heartedness, distinguished by black-and-white cinematography and unusually long sequences, only grew throughout the 1990s and 2000s, particularly after his 1994 film Sátántangó.—
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“Graded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graded. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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