- present participle of grade.
grading
Example Sentences
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Hospitality will become a more important metric in grading franchisee performance, Boyd said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Postproduction covers anything that happens in the final stages of filmmaking, including specialties like sound design and color grading.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Trading-card grading volume is growing year over year, hitting a record high this April, and so is counterfeit activity.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2026
You might say that’s mawkish, or that I’m grading on a curve for a first-time filmmaker.
From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026
I raised my sword, but before I could strike, Tyson ripped the monster’s grading machine out of the floor and threw it at the Sphinx’s head, ruining her hair bun.
From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan
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