graded 1 of 2

adjective

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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verb

past tense of grade
1
as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type grade these apples "extra fancy" and those "fancy"

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2
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
Verb
Place a $20 wager on tonight’s game Receive $350 in FanCash after your wager is graded. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Lewis graded out as a Top 5 guard in the league through the season’s first three games, according to Pro Football Reference, and has only allowed one pressure on quarterback Bryce Young. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Sep. 2026 Brewer and Jackson graded out as Miami’s best run-blocking lineman, per PFF. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026 These tests were in essay format and written and graded by professors. — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026 Riff said once Williams has the MRI to determine the severity of the injury, it will be graded, with each subsequent grade of 1 through 3 requiring more recovery time. — Jori Parys, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2026 Here’s a look at how every position graded out in the Falcons’ second lopsided defeat to the Panthers in their last three meetings. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026 Each city was graded on a score out of 100, with points based on metrics such as average spending on coffee, number of coffee drinkers per household, and number of affordable coffee shops. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Pro Football Network graded him as one of the highest-performing centers of Week 2 in Boise State’s 38-20 win over Memphis. — Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for graded
  1. oblique
  2. classified
  3. ranked
  4. sloping
  5. grouped
  6. was
  7. sloped
  8. distinguished
Adjective
  • Reaves missed those games — and his shot at his first All-NBA and All-Star selections — because of right groin soreness in November, a left calf strain in December and January, and a left oblique strain in April.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The San Francisco 49ers are unsure when Mike Evans will be back after leaving Sunday’s win over the Arizona Cardinals with what Kyle Shanahan said is a rib or oblique injury.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of oblique
Verb
  • Treasurer Erick Russell has also pushed changes designed to prevent active bank accounts from being wrongly classified as abandoned.
    — Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office reviewed the man’s death and classified it as a homicide, Becchina said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of classified
Verb
  • The four-star recruit was ranked among the top 300 players nationally by various outlets.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Los Angeles ranked 32 of 500, with the annual water bill estimated at $952.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranked
Adjective
  • Gates open to a sloping, 700-foot-long driveway that passes by whimsical sculptures before arriving at a spacious cobblestone motor court.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2026
  • 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.
    — Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of sloping
Verb
  • The earlier four-count indictment grouped the devices found outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters together under each charge.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The concerts are grouped into two-night couplings with the group playing unique set lists each night.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of grouped
Verb
  • The sound of the music was one thing—even when Stereolab were at their loungiest or Stars of the Lid were including the key in which a song was composed in its title, there was something like the faintest air of rock music in their experiments.
    — Sadie Sartini Garner, Pitchfork, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Strada defends execution protocol There was no immediate response from Pike’s lawyers for an update Saturday on her condition at a hospital.
    — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of was
Adjective
  • Following their 1967 nuptials, Elvis and Priscilla spent their honeymoon in Palm Springs at William Krisel’s House of Tomorrow, a 4,695-square-foot modernist abode sectioned off into four circular spaces under a long, sloped roof.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Common areas feature self-operating lifts or sloped entryways.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 July 2026
Definition of sloped
Verb
  • Set the scene Right away, there's a sense of arrival reminiscent of a city chic hotel with a grand lobby entry distinguished by a long, arched colonnade comprised of iron ceiling panels with a grapevine-like pattern.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Colleen Hoover has distinguished herself as a master of propulsive plot.
    — Juliet Izon, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Graded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/graded. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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