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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 degree
The high Sunday is expected to hover around 57 degrees for a sunny and clear day.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
While the company is being described as a 360 degree media play, releasing movies theatrically is a key component of Horror Section’s strategy.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
After leaving the military, Jackson pursued a master’s degree at Rollins College.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Jason Kim, Firefly’s CEO, told CNN in December that his company’s experience building rockets has given him a high degree of confidence in Blue Ghost’s propulsion systems.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2025
While the company is being described as a 360 degree media play, releasing movies theatrically is a key component of Horror Section’s strategy.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2025
After leaving the military, Jackson pursued a master’s degree at Rollins College.
—Steven Lemongello, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2025
Jason Kim, Firefly’s CEO, told CNN in December that his company’s experience building rockets has given him a high degree of confidence in Blue Ghost’s propulsion systems.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for degree
Noun
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The storms are packing quarter-sized hail (1 inch).—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Mar. 2025
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Then a 3-pointer over Celtics 7-1 center Luke Kornet — just inches from the Nets’ bench — confirmed what his teammates suspected.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2025
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Jackson County Legislator Manny Abarca has promised to pursue a similar measure at the county level.—
Jonathan Shorman and,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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The camping ban spawned a group of local news outlets, including News 6, to come together and collaborate on stories to show how homelessness is affecting the community at a neighborhood level, and shed light on what solutions are out there.—
Christie Zizo,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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And even though the refs reset the clock to 0.4 seconds, requiring someone to tip away Maryland’s desperation pass to close it out, add another chapter to the continuing story of fantastic finishes in March.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Ukrainian combat medic disappeared aged 33 in Mariupol, the eastern Ukrainian city that was then under siege in one of the bloodiest chapters in the Russian war against Ukraine.—
Daria Tarasova-Markina,
CNN,
16 Mar. 2025
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Its high back reclines to six different positions, and the wide armrests offer space and support that’s helpful while reading.—
Clint Davis,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Tomas Soucek has added six goals from his midfield position.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
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While first stage successfully separated, the second stage engine did not get it into orbit.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Mar. 2025
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The four-day event will feature more than 170 artists performing across eight stages.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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Downs said the one-on-one interviews were purely informational, and no ranking of candidates occurred in secret.—
Skyler Swisher,
Orlando Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2025
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The annual rankings were based primarily on survey responses from more than 217,000 employees working at companies within the U.S. that employ more than 1,000 people.—
Rachel Rabkin Peachman,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Trinity keeps rolling: The Bantams, led by leading scorer Henry Vetter’s 21 points, built on a four-point halftime lead to pull away in the second.—
Jeff Smith,
Hartford Courant,
16 Mar. 2025
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Green finished with nine points, four rebounds, three assists, a block and a steal, and Curry scored a team-high 28 points on 4-of-13 shooting from three-point range.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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At least eight Democrats will need to join with Republicans, who hold a 53-47 majority but have some dissent in their ranks, to move the funding package forward.—
Kevin Freking,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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The idea that the most dangerous threats aren't always foreign enemies but those operating within one's own ranks mirrors real-world concerns about internal security breaches and shifting allegiances.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degree. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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