caste

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Recent Examples of caste Erasing women makes men into the main characters in life and in history, and women into supporting cast, or caste. Anna Funder, Time, 6 May 2025 During the Bengal Famine of 1943, even members of the highest castes were forced to eat snails. Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 May 2025 The spirit of caste is malignant and dangerous everywhere. Margie Burns, The Conversation, 17 Mar. 2025 Suri was relieved by the reaction following its Indian premiere at the Mumbai Film Festival in October but knows general audiences may react differently — especially with the film’s observations regarding the caste system, police corruption and Islamophobia. Gregory Ellwood, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for caste
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Noun
  • College art classes didn’t work out, and when his mother died unexpectedly, there were the Marines.
    Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • Miami brings in a whole new roster made up of a top-20 recruiting class and transfers including Tre Donaldson (Michigan), Malik Reneau (Indiana), Ernest Udeh Jr. (TCU), Tru Washington (New Mexico), Jordyn Kee (Georgia) and Marcus Allen (Missouri).
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • While fans tuned in to Wimbledon to watch tennis at its highest level, back home in San Diego, the reality is that many public tennis courts go unused — while pickleball players are left without a single dedicated facility.
    Stefan Boyland, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 July 2025
  • The yield on the Japanese government’s 10-year bond climbed to its highest level since 2008.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 15 July 2025

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“Caste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caste. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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