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Recent Examples of seniority
Officers sign up for overtime based on seniority, and businesses and organizations are currently charged a flat rate of $126 per hour, regardless of an officer’s rank, said Assistant Police Chief Paul Ford.
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
After awarding the voluntary furlough, management will proceed with involuntary furloughs in inverse order of system seniority up to the 1,800 number, in accordance with flight attendant contracts, the union said.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
With attendance, transport, rent and seniority bonuses, workers can expect to earn between $227 and $238 per month.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
Charlie Hall, fired from all of the decent bars around town and most of the less decent ones, probably didn’t seem like someone who ought to have seniority at Rapture, or be well-liked by their boss.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
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Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 24 Sep. 2025
After awarding the voluntary furlough, management will proceed with involuntary furloughs in inverse order of system seniority up to the 1,800 number, in accordance with flight attendant contracts, the union said.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
With attendance, transport, rent and seniority bonuses, workers can expect to earn between $227 and $238 per month.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 19 Sep. 2025
Charlie Hall, fired from all of the decent bars around town and most of the less decent ones, probably didn’t seem like someone who ought to have seniority at Rapture, or be well-liked by their boss.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seniority
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After the muddle of Kamala Harris and the senility of Joe Biden, Democrats need substantive and sophisticated leaders primed for traditional and new media alike.—
Harpers Magazine,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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And their patriarch, battling the cruel advance of senility.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
11 July 2025
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Perdue has lived a double life—having access to immense privilege and money from two business empires, while holding down a regular job and living frugally.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Athletic director Kirby Hocutt said fans seen throwing a tortilla would have their ticket privileges revoked for the rest of the academic year at all Tech sporting events, the AP story noted.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
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Readiness depends more on your child’s maturity and responsibility than on their age.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
30 Oct. 2025
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Several online questioned the motivation and maturity of those selected for this season, as well as whether their backgrounds (and their dating histories) were actually vetted.—
Amina Kilpatrick,
NBC news,
29 Oct. 2025
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This was a sensible decision at the time, whether for reasons of NHL precedence, respect for the Thrashers organization, or inclusion of Thrashers fans who followed Atlanta to Winnipeg.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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For Capone, this high precedence of pinworm was incredibly surprising, given that the samples were over 1,000 years old and the DNA would have been highly degraded over such a long period of time.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 Oct. 2025
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In our dotage, many of us look askance at our motor vehicle and opt to head for Staters in the ubiquitous golf cart.—
Oc Register,
Oc Register,
22 June 2025
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But in his dotage, the transition may have come early as younger, more progressive staffers tied to Democrats who likely could not have won the 2020 presidential election operated with limited supervision.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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The broad fear when Pitchfork was subsumed into GQ was that a glossy fashion magazine’s coziness with the entertainment industry would be at odds with a music-reviewing site’s prerogative to trash bad albums.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
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However, that effort has been challenged in court on the grounds that the state mandates infringe on local government prerogatives.—
Stefan Chavez-Norgaard,
The Conversation,
16 Oct. 2025
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Rather than focusing too much on color, Woodson suggests using weight, shape, and texture as more reliable guides of ripeness.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
27 Oct. 2025
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Roast until caramelized on bottom and tender, about 35 to 45 minutes (roasting times will vary depending on ripeness and size of pears).—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
20 Oct. 2025
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Whether or not to cut back coneflowers is ultimately based on preference, but there are some advantages to delaying the process.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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To combat this, a 4-2-3-1 can be morphed into multiple defensive shapes depending on the head coach’s preference.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Seniority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seniority. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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