1
: of superior grade or quality
high-grade bonds
2
a
: being near the upper or most favorable extreme of a specified range
b
: medically serious or life-threatening
a high-grade tumor
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Follow up with the Silky Soft Plumping Cream, a next-generation moisturiser powered by copper tripeptide (to help reduce wrinkles), Japanese Ume extract (to help boost collagen), and Argireline (a high-grade peptide).
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Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The issue was brought to his attention by reporting from The Bee and other news outlets highlighting a stark difference between state and federal law concerning who can be licensed to work with high-grade explosives like those that sparked an inferno in Esparto on July 1.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025
Before Schmidt’s injury, the Yankees lost ace Gerrit Cole to season-ending elbow surgery, while Luis Gil has been out since spring training due to a high-grade lat strain.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
Patients with the condition undergo endoscopies to look for dysplasia, which can be low-grade or high-grade.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2025
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Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
The issue was brought to his attention by reporting from The Bee and other news outlets highlighting a stark difference between state and federal law concerning who can be licensed to work with high-grade explosives like those that sparked an inferno in Esparto on July 1.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025
Before Schmidt’s injury, the Yankees lost ace Gerrit Cole to season-ending elbow surgery, while Luis Gil has been out since spring training due to a high-grade lat strain.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 9 July 2025
Patients with the condition undergo endoscopies to look for dysplasia, which can be low-grade or high-grade.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 24 June 2025
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“High-grade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-grade. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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