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

grades

NOUN
grade point average
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The gap is the difference between the 86.6% of better-off students who got A to C grades this year, compared to 71% of those in the most deprived areas.

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Some request long lists of accolades—research, competitions, awards and independent projects—that colleges can find harder to verify than grades and test scores.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The results are sent out by first-class post but many students have opted to receive their grades digitally.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

On the worst grades, wagons were lifted and lowered by pulley and rope.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2026

They weren’t trying to change grades or cheat.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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