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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
But lawmakers in different countries exercise different degrees of political control.
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Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Vahe was an English major at the University of Pennsylvania and earned his master’s degree at Mizzou.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
However, the number of undergraduate degrees — both bachelor’s degrees and associate’s degrees — declined, continuing the downward trend for the third consecutive year.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Booth had strong views about how to turn this perennially good team into a great one and was more inclined to follow his instincts rather than lean on Malone to the same degree.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ana Carolina Garriga, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
Vahe was an English major at the University of Pennsylvania and earned his master’s degree at Mizzou.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
However, the number of undergraduate degrees — both bachelor’s degrees and associate’s degrees — declined, continuing the downward trend for the third consecutive year.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
Booth had strong views about how to turn this perennially good team into a great one and was more inclined to follow his instincts rather than lean on Malone to the same degree.
—Sam Amick, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for degree
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The most snow Chicago has ever received in one season was 89.7 inches during 1978-79.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Long Beach Wilson’s Loren Webster won the Invitational girls long jump with a leap of 19 feet, 10 inches and Camren Smith of Quartz Hill won the Invitational boys triple jump at 49-06.00.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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With the cuts and losses at the FDA, there is growing fear that the funding level could dip below the historical threshold.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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Contrary to expectations, many survivors’ cortisol levels were lower.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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Entire chapters of the gospels are devoted to Jesus’s sermons, parables, and private conversations with His disciples.—
Dominic Pino,
National Review,
20 Apr. 2025
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So while the big book on Trumpism is now being written day-by-day, the good news is that the final chapter of a New Patriotism hasn’t yet been drafted.—
Mark Green,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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The letter comes more than a year before three of those five officials will seek to defend their positions in the 2026 election.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Apr. 2025
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Faced with a nearly $1-billion shortfall, Bass has been weighing whether to lay off more than 1,500 city workers — or almost 5% of the workforce — while also eliminating some vacant positions.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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This practice can open up the late larval stage or pupae to predators or weather to kill them.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2025
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Matheus Nunes’ strike was the eighth occasion that Emery’s team have let one in at that do-or-die stage of a contest.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Moana also returned to the movie rankings after two weeks outside the top 10 with 223 million minutes.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s high praise for a player who until pretty recently was just trying to finish number-one in the PGA Tour University rankings.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
10 Apr. 2025
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At one point, physicians even considered halting treatment to allow Pope Francis to die peacefully.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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At this point, mining is technically possible—what’s in question is whether society and the government will tolerate it.—
Christian Elliott,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 Apr. 2025
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The goal showed the intelligence of Lyon’s players, but also the X factor present in their ranks.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Ord continued his service in the regular army after the war at the permanent rank of brigadier general.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degree. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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