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as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the lower strata of society have been hit especially hard by this economic downturn
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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
the level of writing in that pop novel is several strata beneath that of serious fiction
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Recent Examples of stratum
Daniel Diermeier, the school’s chancellor, is widely perceived within higher ed as trying to elbow into the Harvard-Yale-Stanford stratum.
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Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
The menace to competition, says Singh, comes at the infrastructure stratum.
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Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Nov. 2025
All of it just another stratum in the atmosphere of my loneliness.
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Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
The Grammy catapulted her into a new stratum as an artist.
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Allison P. Davis,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stratum
Rose Horowitch,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2026
The menace to competition, says Singh, comes at the infrastructure stratum.
—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Nov. 2025
All of it just another stratum in the atmosphere of my loneliness.
—
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
The Grammy catapulted her into a new stratum as an artist.
—
Allison P. Davis,
Vulture,
8 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stratum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stratum
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Ortega, a physical education teacher at a public school, also coaches track and field and cross country when classes aren’t in session.
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The inaugural class includes 19 recruits.
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Downtown Sacramento businesses remain skeptical that the state’s July return-to-office mandate affecting roughly 95,000 employees will actually materialize, even as foot traffic sits at 85% of April 2019 levels and local leaders rethink the urban core’s heavy reliance on office space.
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Dybantsa was in a heated race against Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer to be the top pick as all three are projected to make immediate impacts at the professional level.
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To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few.
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To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies.
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The film catapulted Sara and her costars — Matthew Broderick, Alan Tuck, and Jennifer Grey — to new echelons of fame.
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But twists of fate instead sent him on a path full of political highs and lows that included the upper echelons of law and business.
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Pages was one of four Dodgers leading their respective position groups, joined by first baseman Freddie Freeman, third baseman Max Muncy and designated hitter Shohei Ohtani, who led all players with 1,165,133 votes.
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In some cases, positions left vacant by retiring or resigning employees were not filled.
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Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin rank among the states with the most jackpot-winning tickets.
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To survive and grow, more wealth management firms are chasing the surging ranks of the extremely wealthy and their more profitable accounts.
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Songs in America Six albums by Jackson live on the Billboard charts, and nearly three times as many songs from the superstar can be located on at least one ranking.
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Though fireworks are only allowed in the Lone Star state for a total of 25 days per year, North Texas hosts one of the nation’s best Fourth of July firework shows, according to a new ranking from USA TODAY.
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Her extroverted big sister, on the other hand, loves being out and about, exploring new places, unruffled by noise or crowds.
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Antetokounmpo, 31, delivered the franchise's first championship in 50 years in 2021 and cemented his place among the greatest players in team history.
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“Stratum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stratum. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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