hierarchies

plural of hierarchy

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Recent Examples of hierarchies Companies are flattening hierarchies, as AI can automate coordination, reporting, and information relay—tasks consuming much of a manager's week. Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 But this divine similarity evidently did nothing to preclude slavery, patriarchy, and the many other social hierarchies depicted elsewhere in the Bible. Teresa M. Bejan, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 As muscles disappear and social hierarchies collapse, Jim embarks on a wild, campy quest to find a cure before his life falls apart completely. Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 The result is a club conceived without the hierarchies that characterize some of its London counterparts—members shaped not by title or industry, but by curiosity and shared sensibility. Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 21 June 2026 To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies, a world where the strong dominated the weak, where power and wealth and status flowed through lineage and the many were ruled by the few. Hilary Gowins, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026 To that point, human history was a tale of conquest and caste and rigid hierarchies. Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 18 June 2026 Nevertheless—as Rooney often captures well in her novels—the reason that sharing life with men can feel like slow violence is ultimately not the men themselves (not in many cases, at least) but, rather, the hierarchies that, flowing through us all, elevate them and suffocate us. Literary Hub, 16 June 2026 How the stock trades in its first weeks will ripple across private markets, impacting valuation benchmarks for Anthropic and OpenAI, rearranging Silicon Valley’s implicit venture-fund hierarchies, and determining how much mainstream capital other space-tech companies can attract in SpaceX’s wake. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarchies
Noun
  • Multiple people were inside the building at the time and had to be rescued using ladders, according to fire officials.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • And in 1934, Reuters reported on Jack, a three-year-old Dalmatian who was known for pulling fire hoses, climbing ladders, recognizing alarm signals and even fetching meals for the firefighters on his team.
    Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Noun
  • Texas dominated many national rankings in the report as well, with the ZIP code encompassing the Dallas suburb of Crandall ranking second on the list and a more urban Dallas ZIP code ranking 10th.
    Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • JetZero says the digital-first process will help create one of the most advanced and adaptable aircraft manufacturing plants in the United States while reducing development risks as production scales.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
  • The other data limitation is that many extreme weather phenomena take place on small scales—think thunderstorm dynamics or tornado formation.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Noun
  • For now, the stars of the series see Louis and Lestat’s reunion as definitive, a culmination of all the tumult required to get to a place where Louis can declare his love and Lestat can accept it.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • Triple-double with meaning LeBron left no doubt about his championship impact in closing out that first title in 2012 against the Thunder, finishing that series-winning Game 5 victory with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026

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“Hierarchies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarchies. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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