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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
According to the University, Al-Arab will not be penalized for his actions and will still receive his degree.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 24 May 2025
Any repetitive software development job that does not bear a significant degree of responsibility, such as safety or compliance, is going to be at risk in the next couple of years.
—Victor Erukhimov, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Temperatures from the West Coast to the Great Basin and Northern Rockies could be on the order of 10 to 20 degrees below normal May 13, with similar temperature anomalies throughout much of the Intermountain West on May 14.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 May 2025
Meanwhile, the pasta used for soup measured 66 degrees.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 24 May 2025
Any repetitive software development job that does not bear a significant degree of responsibility, such as safety or compliance, is going to be at risk in the next couple of years.
—Victor Erukhimov, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
Temperatures from the West Coast to the Great Basin and Northern Rockies could be on the order of 10 to 20 degrees below normal May 13, with similar temperature anomalies throughout much of the Intermountain West on May 14.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 14 May 2025
Meanwhile, the pasta used for soup measured 66 degrees.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for degree
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The next year, shoe designer Roger Vivier saw Balenciaga’s bet and raised him a few inches, designing a thigh-thigh silhouette for Yves Saint Laurent’s 1963 collection in alligator leather.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
20 May 2025
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According to the release, one of the individuals, Gabriel Jesus Santiago, 14, is a male with brown hair and brown eyes who stands 5 foot, 8 inches and weighs about 135 pounds.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
19 May 2025
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In 2022 there was another surge in homers (1.03 per game) to near 1998 levels.—
Ralph D. Russo,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The dueling biplanes from the climax exist on this level, too, even if Gabriel is essentially twirling his moustache and tying a dame to train tracks.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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After six seasons and eight years, The Handmaid's Tale has finally written its last chapter.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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Now the next chapter in South Africa’s history is being written by a new generation with remarkably high hopes.—
Clarence Page,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2025
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But the authors found that this advantage when under static compression proved to be a disadvantage when dropping eggs from a height, with the horizontal position emerging as the optimal orientation.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2025
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Delray Beach commissioners and DDA board members may be in a unique position to find and cultivate future board members who represent the aforementioned.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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The upper stages of both Falcons are expendable, but SpaceX has gotten very good at churning out that complicated piece of hardware.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
29 May 2025
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The allegations stem from when Tate was living in England from 2013 to 2015, which was during the early stages of launching an adult webcam business.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA Today,
29 May 2025
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Illinois cities Peoria and Decatur top the ranking in affordability, according to SmartAsset.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
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Not surprisingly, Florida beaches frequently make it into rankings of the best beaches in the country and even the world.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 May 2025
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The point of emphasis for him right now is fielding slow rollers.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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In the league, even though Villa were staggering along, the points tally kept ticking over.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Gutiérrez, who joined Washington’s ranks as an upstart Puerto Rican alderman, has since gravitated toward more establishment positions.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Trump’s budget proposal House Republicans stayed up all night Wednesday to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
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“Degree.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degree. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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