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the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
resented her lowly status in the organization
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Recent Examples of status
Our status in the world has been crippled and that will reverberate for decades.
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
The Texas Department of State Health Services said in a 2024-2025 report of student immunization status that 6.76% of Texas kindergarteners did not receive the measles vaccine.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
On that team, Smith contributed to research pertaining to improving the economic status of women and helped curate the Employer Toolkit on Gender Equity.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
Channeling the status of a luxury tennis bracelet, this 14K white gold pair of hoop earrings from Blue Nile features diamonds in a bezel setting — the perfect mix of classic and on-trend.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
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Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2025
The Texas Department of State Health Services said in a 2024-2025 report of student immunization status that 6.76% of Texas kindergarteners did not receive the measles vaccine.
—Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
On that team, Smith contributed to research pertaining to improving the economic status of women and helped curate the Employer Toolkit on Gender Equity.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2025
Channeling the status of a luxury tennis bracelet, this 14K white gold pair of hoop earrings from Blue Nile features diamonds in a bezel setting — the perfect mix of classic and on-trend.
—Lauren Alexis Fisher, Footwear News, 7 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for status
Recent Examples of Synonyms for status
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No matter how technology or America’s security situation evolves, America will need small to mid-sized Korean tankers—and a lot of them.—
Craig Hooper,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The judge also questioned Turnage’s explanations, or lack thereof, for his failure to stop the situation or report it to authorities.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
26 Aug. 2025
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Katie Dieterich, a spokeswoman for HCA Healthcare's TriStar Division, said current levels of COVID remain low.—
Beth Warren,
The Tennessean,
23 Aug. 2025
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There are several communicable diseases in Arizona that are trending at higher-than-normal levels in 2025.—
DAILY BRIEFING,
AZCentral.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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The Inner Circle Fuel Day deal is available from 6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 21.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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Other investors have also been folded into the Paramount deal.—
Molly Davis,
The Tennessean,
22 Aug. 2025
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Before the pandemic, just 5.9% of RN positions were vacant, according to the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 Aug. 2025
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No one in my position is ever given that kind of respect and opportunity.—
Maer Roshan,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Aug. 2025
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Jordan Green and Diana Leyva contributed to this story.—
Joyce Orlando,
The Tennessean,
23 Aug. 2025
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This story covers travel in the first six months of the Braun administration.—
Brittany Carloni,
IndyStar,
23 Aug. 2025
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Its original soundtrack has swept up the top rankings across various charts on Billboard, Spotify and others worldwide.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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Happy Gilmore 2 set a Nielsen streaming record in its premiere weekend, putting up the biggest single-week viewing total ever for a film in the company’s Top 10 rankings.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
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Now some recent progress diversifying the ranks of the world’s most powerful bank is being undone.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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Josh McDaniels is back in New England and Chip Kelly has returned from the college ranks and is in Las Vegas.—
Gladys Louise Tyler,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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If Boots wants to break through into the upper echelon of champions—at least in the minds of the masses—he’s got to do two things: fight Vergil Ortiz Jr. and beat him.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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After many years spent moonlighting as a stand-up while raising three children in East Tennessee, Morgan blew up on social media during the pandemic, when videos recorded on her porch connected her with an audience of other older moms and catapulted her into comedy’s upper echelon.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
31 July 2025
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“Status.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/status. Accessed 1 Sep. 2025.
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