status symbol
noun
: something (such as an expensive car) that a person owns and that shows wealth or a high social status
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The Birkin has become a status symbol among celebrities.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Designed with a sleek counterweight system, Artemide’s Tizio Micro task lamp is an industrial desk lamp that’s a subtle status symbol for fans of 1970s Italian design.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
McDonnell said people who can disconnect without sacrificing their career or social standing will view it as a status symbol.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2026
Over time, their small holes would be stretched, becoming a status symbol, demonstrating that the act carried an individual through society.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Designed with a sleek counterweight system, Artemide’s Tizio Micro task lamp is an industrial desk lamp that’s a subtle status symbol for fans of 1970s Italian design.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 6 Jan. 2026
McDonnell said people who can disconnect without sacrificing their career or social standing will view it as a status symbol.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2026
Over time, their small holes would be stretched, becoming a status symbol, demonstrating that the act carried an individual through society.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 13 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for status symbol
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“Status symbol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/status%20symbol. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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