glass ceiling
noun
: an intangible barrier within a hierarchy that prevents women or minorities from obtaining upper-level positions
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That’s the glass ceiling O’Neill is breaking.
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Ella McCay couldn’t break the glass ceiling and enter the top 5 of the Box Office.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Oblique rays of sunshine entered through the studio’s glass ceiling and shone on Samy’s ashy skin, on his face ravaged by insomnia.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
The massive sparkler, estimated to be worth about $2 million, was designed to resemble the glass ceiling of the Grand Palais in Paris.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
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Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
Ella McCay couldn’t break the glass ceiling and enter the top 5 of the Box Office.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 15 Dec. 2025
Oblique rays of sunshine entered through the studio’s glass ceiling and shone on Samy’s ashy skin, on his face ravaged by insomnia.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
The massive sparkler, estimated to be worth about $2 million, was designed to resemble the glass ceiling of the Grand Palais in Paris.
—Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 11 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for glass ceiling
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“Glass ceiling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/glass%20ceiling. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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