as in class
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
a member of the upper caste
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Recent Examples of caste
Irving Thalberg, born in 1899, grew up in the genteel Brooklyn of German-Jewish doctors and rabbis, a world apart from Mayer’s rougher caste of Eastern European Jews hustling for scrap metal in cold maritime Canada.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Led by the example of captain Aleksander Barkov, there is no caste system evident, no star-system in attitude.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
Although the hard lines of caste division have softened over time, especially in urban areas, there are still major gaps in wealth, health and educational attainment between different castes, according to various studies.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Conley eventually warns his readers against investing too much faith in the predictive power of PGI, or worse, using it to create castes based on genes.
—Kate Zernike, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Led by the example of captain Aleksander Barkov, there is no caste system evident, no star-system in attitude.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
Although the hard lines of caste division have softened over time, especially in urban areas, there are still major gaps in wealth, health and educational attainment between different castes, according to various studies.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 May 2025
Conley eventually warns his readers against investing too much faith in the predictive power of PGI, or worse, using it to create castes based on genes.
—Kate Zernike, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caste
Noun
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For the class of 2025, the promise of the cap and gown is colliding with the unfortunate realities of a labor market in flux.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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But when Foniadakis sat in on a company class to size up dancers for his new piece, Panek caught his eye.—
David Lyman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The regulation of historic districts is done at the local level.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Two of the missions with uncertain futures monitor carbon dioxide levels in the Earth's atmosphere.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Caste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caste. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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