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as in stages
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking
they worked on the project by degrees and eventually it got done
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as in levels
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
a Freemason of the 32nd degree
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Recent Examples of degrees
From all these locations, Regulus will disappear behind the moon's dark limb against a cobalt-blue sky during nautical or late twilight, with the sun at least 12 degrees below the horizon.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
For example, if our average daily temperature is 38 degrees, that day would equal 27 heating degree days.
—Tammie Souza, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Rudin holds degrees in English and American literature from Princeton University and Columbia University.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Stop Sales were issued for food temperature abuse, more than 41 degrees, in the walk-in cooler.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
In the metro, temperatures are expected to top out at around 73 degrees, a handful of degrees above the metro’s average of 68 for late April.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Culdesac has about 55% of landscape space, which makes the town about 15 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than another neighborhood just across the street, Johnson said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
In non-coding jobs, there are degrees of functionality informed by value judgments.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Sheehan recalled playing in temperatures as low as 17 degrees on a BC visit to the University of Connecticut.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
For example, if our average daily temperature is 38 degrees, that day would equal 27 heating degree days.
—Tammie Souza, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Rudin holds degrees in English and American literature from Princeton University and Columbia University.
—Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026
Stop Sales were issued for food temperature abuse, more than 41 degrees, in the walk-in cooler.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
In the metro, temperatures are expected to top out at around 73 degrees, a handful of degrees above the metro’s average of 68 for late April.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
Culdesac has about 55% of landscape space, which makes the town about 15 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than another neighborhood just across the street, Johnson said.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
In non-coding jobs, there are degrees of functionality informed by value judgments.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Sheehan recalled playing in temperatures as low as 17 degrees on a BC visit to the University of Connecticut.
—Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 18 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degrees
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So, Friday is what mattered in the moment, for a short-handed team in the early stages of a potentially months-long postseason march.—
Benjamin Royer,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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The draft proposal is still in its early stages.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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In a study published in Cell in September 2025, researchers mapped the brain circuits that release growth hormone during sleep in real time, not just by measuring blood levels after the fact.—
Allison Palmer,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Instead, public universities, local governments and regional organizations like the Mekong River Commission have mainly focused on monitoring levels of heavy metals and educating communities about risks.—
Anton L. Delgado,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Reese got the best of her 6-foot-7 former teammate early, as Cardoso (three points, four rebounds) fouled her twice on shots down low in the first quarter.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Each scored 45 points and played more than 40 minutes.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Spitzer held positions at Miramax, The Weinstein Company and A+E, before moving into management, where shen spent over a decade at 3 Arts Entertainment representing actors, producers and filmmakers, while also developing film and TV projects.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Already in charge of the military’s moneymaking enterprises and married into the Castro family, López-Calleja became a member of the National Assembly in 2021, a prerequisite to higher government positions on the island, including the presidency.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the following chapters of Quand j’étais photographe, Nadar plays on the rhetorical and material slipperiness of invention to craft a curious portrait of photography’s first fifty-odd years.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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At the organization’s peak, Republicans touted Wide Awake chapters in each county of every Northern state, with membership growing to more than 500,000 recruits.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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The split decision came after tense deliberations, with jurors initially sent back after one member broke ranks during polling, forcing further discussion before a final verdict was reached.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The effect of computers on the top ranks of the game has been different but no less profound.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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And the ability to do that is big business, especially for pharmaceutical companies who can lose billions of dollars when new drugs have made it through many phases of development only to be thwarted by a late-stage mutation or resistance.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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K-pop’s relationship with luxury fashion has moved through distinct phases over the last decade — first as ambassadorship deals, then as front-row staples at Paris and Milan, and now into the institutional core of the fashion calendar.—
Hanna Wickes,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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Such an agreement would require battling — and even dismantling — an entrenched and incompetent bureaucracy to speed up economic reforms, and getting rid of old-school historic commanders and everyone else in the government, the Communist Party and the top military echelons standing in the way.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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From the upper echelons of global logistics to the cutting edge of industrial energy, this week’s business landscape is defined by transition and rapid scaling.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2026
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“Degrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degrees. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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