degrees

noun

plural of degree
1
as in stages
an individual part of a process, series, or ranking they worked on the project by degrees and eventually it got done

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2
as in levels
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 degrees For the best views look 40-90 degrees away from the radiant, where the glowing trains left in the wake of the fast-moving meteors will be at their longest. — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Sunday afternoon looks beautiful, with sunshine, lighter winds, and highs near 60 degrees. — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 In reality, the brain is a collection of subsystems that are, to varying degrees, interconnected and autonomous. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026 Now, students across the nation can receive Pell Grants not only to pay for traditional undergraduate degrees, but also short-term workforce training programs like apprenticeships, career and technical education and certificate programs. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026 After graduating with degrees in Spanish and rhetoric and communications studies, Horton played professionally in Europe. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The rest are just hats and come in various degrees of success. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026 There were no Stop Sales on food, even though the only reach-in cooler had an ambient temperature of 49 degrees. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 Fortunately for Skarsgård, the screening was in London, where the high temperature barely reached 60 degrees. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for degrees
  1. stages
  2. levels
  3. points
  4. positions
  5. chapters
  6. ranks
  7. phases
  8. echelons
Noun
  • Teams will inspect returning stages and prepare them for refurbishment before subsequent missions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Many enterprise processes already have known stages, business rules and dependencies.
    — Pritam Debnath, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of stages
Noun
  • Wine grapes have traditionally not been eaten because of their thicker skins, seeds and higher acidity levels.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The car-free social bike ride is accessible and open to all levels of cyclists ages 3 and over.
    — Tom Ignudo, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of levels
Noun
  • Faulk explained the section from the Old Applehill Road to Douglas Street is considered a limited access highway because the state does not want businesses creating their own access points.
    — Lynn Kutter, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • When to use Chase Travel℠ There are several advantages of using Chase Travel℠ to redeem points for flights to South Africa (or any other type of travel).
    — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of points
Noun
  • Unlike traditional sports betting, prediction markets function more like exchanges, with participants taking positions against one another rather than against a house.
    — Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Artists tracked Gosling’s on-set performance and recreated it within digital environments, allowing Fraser to choose new camera positions without discarding the original acting.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of positions
Noun
  • Seeing a few chapters out of context is not going to deliver the same thrill as cracking open the new book and reading as the author intended.
    — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The most distinct chapters, from Snell’s costuming perspective, are the country and the city.
    — Mya Copeland, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of chapters
Noun
  • Teams carry over 50 players, and only two or three from most teams will advance to the professional ranks.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The president has essentially purged the House GOP ranks of those perceived to be disloyal.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranks
Noun
  • In previous slow starts to games this season, various phases of MU’s attack (offense, defense, special teams) picked each other up.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Plans for the larger entertainment district include housing, hotels, shops, restaurants, a card room and the city’s first movie theater, though future phases would require additional approvals.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of phases
Noun
  • The story picks up when 14-year-old Maeve and her older sister, Reg, start a secret phone romance with a boy from the local boat club who promises a way into the upper echelons of Cape Cod society.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That period also provided the foundations for where City currently sits within the top echelons of world soccer – having won the UEFA Champions League back in 2023 and winning four consecutive Premier Leagues from 2021 to 2024.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
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“Degrees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/degrees. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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