GRADING Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

grading

verb

Definition of grading next

present participle of grade

as in classifying

to arrange or assign according to type grade these apples "extra fancy" and those "fancy"

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as in ranking

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 grading Other health systems, including HCA Florida, which owns hospitals across the state, and Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, have criticized the group’s grading methodology. —

Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026 Tenet had sued Leapfrog last year over poor grades given to its Palm Beach Network hospitals, calling the grading process unfair and deceptive. —

Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026 In just 10 seconds, the AI analyzes the photos and generates a detailed report about hair and scalp, grading you on issues such as temple recession, crown thinning, and more. —

Angela Moscaritolo, PC Magazine, 7 Mar. 2026 His mother, Helen Burns, was a beautician, and his father, Noah Robinson, wasa worker whose job entailed grading the quality of cotton. —

Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026 And Columbia, founded in 1938, has steadily expanded its extended sizing across snow jackets and pants for more than two decades, offering up to 3X in many women’s styles and investing in separate pattern grading rather than simply scaling up smaller designs. —

Marisa McMillan, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026 Jonathan Holloway, founder of Pokémon card authentication and pre-grading company Validoe, told USA TODAY that fake cards are abundant in the market, so the authenticity of the cards should be ensured before grading, which often comes at a price. —

Kate Perez, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026 There wasn’t a lot of change in terms of grading for Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones. —

Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 26 Feb. 2026 The city waived $940,000 in fees for the project, covering reviews for the design, civil and building plans; a CEQA consultant review; zoning check fees; a grading permit; and city attorney’s fees to draft the development agreement. —

Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026

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An officer wrote a report this week, classifying it as fourth-degree intentional damage to property, after receiving information last month.

— Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026
The industry says classifying EWA as a loan could have the perverse effect of sending consumers back to higher-cost, risky alternatives such as payday loans or pawn shops by imposing unnecessary restrictions, such as mandatory fees, interest charges and credit reporting requirements.

— Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2026