as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
jobs in the upper echelons of the company pay quite well indeed
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Recent Examples of echelon
With a net worth of $22.7 billion based on a Pop Mart stake, the 38-year-old is the youngest member of the country’s top echelon of tycoons, which includes ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming, Nongfu Spring Chairman Zhong Shanshan and Tencent cofounder Ma Huateng.
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Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Will this be enough to catapult Rae to the upper echelons of pop?
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 June 2025
Those killed in Iran include the military's top echelon and nuclear scientists.
—Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 21 June 2025
The next year, his fame reached a new echelon after the release of Pumping Iron, a docudrama that highlighted Schwarzenegger's strange charisma and filthy sense of humor.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 June 2025
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Yue Wang, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
Will this be enough to catapult Rae to the upper echelons of pop?
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 6 June 2025
Those killed in Iran include the military's top echelon and nuclear scientists.
—Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 21 June 2025
The next year, his fame reached a new echelon after the release of Pumping Iron, a docudrama that highlighted Schwarzenegger's strange charisma and filthy sense of humor.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for echelon
Noun
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Ford will also add the off-road trim level, Explorer Tremor, to that SUV lineup.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
The Courier-Journal,
5 July 2025
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Is your irritability to the level where your children might notice or your husband might have some comments about the irritability?—
Essence,
Essence,
5 July 2025
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Introducing the 2025 Fortune 500, the definitive ranking of the biggest companies in America.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
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Linkin Park appears across a variety of Billboard albums rankings this week, with several titles charting at the same time.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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The number of deaths is in keeping with Arkansas' rank among fire deaths nationally.—
Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
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Being picked to join the ranks of her dad's alma mater (Bob even appeared on a 1978 episode) was a dream come true, which made being fired from the show her worst nightmare.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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At this stage in their careers, Monk is the younger and more dynamic player, but Schroder is a better defender and would fill Sacramento’s need at the point guard position while alleviating the logjam at shooting guard.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2025
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That’s why the position of president of the KVIFF will not be filled and remains in memoriam to him.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
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The Blues get a favorable semifinal matchup vs. Fluminense (which is currently in sixth place after a 6-2-3 start to the 2025 Brazilian Serie A campaign).—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Irrationally rigid regulations on housing remain in place across the country today.—
Marina Bolotnikova,
Vox,
7 July 2025
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“Echelon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echelon. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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