Grade and Select

Grade

Grade verb - To arrange or assign according to type.

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Select and grade are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Select" instead a verb "Grade".

Nearby Words: graded, gradation, graduation, grading, grader

Select verb - To decide to accept (someone or something) from a group of possibilities.

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Grade and select are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grade" instead a verb "Select".

way	grade way	select way
students	grade students	select students

The example might be a bit of playing with the trope; only a select few people thought the joke was funny, but Buster's imagination sure thought it was the reason Binky got a higher grade.

Source: Humor Dissonance
Her alternative punishment- not allowing Shizuru to select a room attendant until she gains Natsuki's forgiveness- is meant to humble Shizuru, teach her a lesson, and get her to approach Natsuki as herself, not under the persona she's adopted as top student of her grade.

Source: Reasonable Authority Figure

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