1
: of superior grade or quality
high-grade bonds
2
a
: being near the upper or most favorable extreme of a specified range
b
: medically serious or life-threatening
a high-grade tumor
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Accurate Energetic Systems, established in 1980, specializes in the creation of high-grade explosives for demolition, according to its website.
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
More broadly, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Citi all said their private credit books were diversified and high-grade.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Their only hope of survival is to locate a high-grade source of the essential element to repair their ailing vessel.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
His medical team later described the cancer as high-grade, with a Gleason Score of 9 (Grade Group 5) and signs of metastasis.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
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Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025
More broadly, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Citi all said their private credit books were diversified and high-grade.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Their only hope of survival is to locate a high-grade source of the essential element to repair their ailing vessel.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
His medical team later described the cancer as high-grade, with a Gleason Score of 9 (Grade Group 5) and signs of metastasis.
—Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
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“High-grade.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-grade. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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