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  • plural of grade.
  • present tense form of grade (3rd person singular).
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grades

NOUN
grade point average
Synonyms


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And it reduces the incentive for students and instructors alike to seek inflated grades instead of accurate measures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026

Many students said the system had assigned incorrect grades or issued results to the wrong candidates.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

"Praise effort, not intelligence or talent. Praise learning, not grades."

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

“Compared with our in-house estimates, slightly lower grades and recoveries are more than offset by a higher mill throughput, gold production rates and lower capital costs,” Bell Potter says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Sometimes it felt good to know things she didn’t know and earn grades she didn’t get.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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