The phrase "already rated" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something has been evaluated or assessed prior to the current moment.
Example: "This movie has already rated highly among critics, making it a must-see for fans."
Alternatives: "previously rated" or "rated beforehand".
Sprinter Sacre was already rated ahead of Gloria Victis (166) the previous top-rated novice, before his victory at Cheltenham, while Sanctuaire, who did not run at the Festival, equalled Gloria Victis's mark to offer the prospect of an outstanding season of competition in the two-mile chasing division when the current campaign hits its stride in the autumn.
Table A2.4 Review of quality of evidence ratings: consumption > With respect to risk of bias, we already rated current evidence (86 independent comparisons) down by one level (i.e. serious limitations) due to all study-level estimates of this effect having been judged to be at 'unclear or high risk of bias'.
It was already rated junk by Fitch.
Xerox's debt was already rated as below investment grade.
Two major competitors of Alcatel, Nortel Networks and Lucent Technologies, are already rated below investment grade.
The company's debt was already rated below investment grade by Moody's Investors Service.
The OECD already rates our labour market as being very flexible, and this analysis supports that.
No wonder the recent global burden of disease study already rates our poor diet as the biggest contributor to disease and illness in Australia, followed by obesity.
You can now praise or disparage friends and colleagues and old enemies for all to see, in the way that you may already rate restaurants and films.
His former manager at Real Madrid, Jose Mourinho, has said he already rates Varane as the best central defender in the world.
Sutton already rates the Cardiff-born rider as "one of Wales' greatest sportsmen of all time" and believes a Tour de France victory is well within his capabilities.
