regrade
verb
re·grade
(ˌ)rē-ˈgrād 
regraded; regrading
: to grade (something) again: such as
a
: to provide (something, such as a road) with a newly smooth horizontal or sloping surface
The city will regrade and repave the road.
b
: to assign a new grade or mark to (something)
regrade an exam
Examples of regrade in a Sentence
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Heavy machinery navigated the mountain roads to regrade the steep waste pile, and a retention wall was built to limit the runoff passing through to the nearby creek.
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John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Concrete will be processed and recycled as backfill and regrading on the site.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
The city also regraded the Chollas landfill to bring it back into compliance with regulatory requirements.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
In 2020 and 2021, road crews dumped tons of gravel on the slumping section to regrade it at regular intervals.
—Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023
The next step is to inspect the soil around your house and regrade it, if necessary.
—Kevin Brasler, Star Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
His removal follows the resignation this week of the head of England’s exams regulator, Sally Collier, after a controversy where the government was forced to regrade results from exams children didn’t sit.
—Joe Mayes, Bloomberg.com, 25 Aug. 2020
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John Leos, The Arizona Republic, 12 Dec. 2024
Concrete will be processed and recycled as backfill and regrading on the site.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2024
The city also regraded the Chollas landfill to bring it back into compliance with regulatory requirements.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Feb. 2024
In 2020 and 2021, road crews dumped tons of gravel on the slumping section to regrade it at regular intervals.
—Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2023
The next step is to inspect the soil around your house and regrade it, if necessary.
—Kevin Brasler, Star Tribune, 5 Sep. 2020
His removal follows the resignation this week of the head of England’s exams regulator, Sally Collier, after a controversy where the government was forced to regrade results from exams children didn’t sit.
—Joe Mayes, Bloomberg.com, 25 Aug. 2020
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“Regrade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/regrade. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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