- plural of degree.
degrees
Example Sentences
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According to the researchers, an asteroid about 320 meters across striking Deimos at an angle of 45 degrees could have produced the size and shape of the depression now visible near the moon's south pole.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
And the average sea-surface temperature just hit a record 70 degrees, according to Europe’s Earth observation agency Copernicus, as the burning of fossil fuels continues to heat the planet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
It comes amid an extreme heat warning in many parts of Southern California, including in the valleys of San Bernardino and Riverside counties, for “dangerously hot conditions” with high temperatures up to 110 degrees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
According to Nate Silver, Americans with advanced degrees and incomes of $30,000 to $60,000 are the most Democratic voting bloc.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
It was already about a million degrees outside.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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