- present participle of grade.
grading
Example Sentences
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Alongside competition has been grading everything a player does, so there is no ambiguity as to where a player stands on the depth chart or in the program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"During testing, any form of human intervention was strictly prohibited," and the AI solutions were submitted to IMO organisers for grading, Xiaohongshu said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
A more realistic grading might see us talk about moderately processed, heavily processed, very heavily processed, and then ultraprocessed, or something similar.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
Municipal Softball, there is a grading system to facilitate fair competition.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
"Yeah. She's not grading us all together anymore. We all are responsible for different parts of the project. That way it's fair, y'know?"
From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds
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