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status

noun

ˈstā-təs

Definition of status

as in situation

position with regard to conditions and circumstances let me know if your status changes and you're available to work

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as in level

the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement resented her lowly status in the organization

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Recent Examples of status Its rice is considered some of the best in the country, and that fact contributes to its status as the sake capital of the world. — Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2026 Three-plus weeks out from the season finale, which ended on a sizable cliffhanger, there’s been no word from FX on the show’s status. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026 Unitary status means the district is operating fairly and providing equal opportunities to all students. — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026 The filing offered the most detailed statement about Pike’s medical status since the botched Wednesday evening execution, which prompted a surge of outrage and questions about what went so wrong. — Mark Berman, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for status

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Noun

Now, the aging superstar finds himself in an awkward situation where no one wants to be – overstaying his welcome like that uncle at Thanksgiving or Christmas who can’t read the room.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
When a call is overturned, Baseball Savant measures the difference in run expectancy between the situation before the pitch/challenge and the situation after the call is flipped.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of situation

Noun

Poland also has over 86,000 places of refuge offering a lower level of protection such as basements, underground garages or subway stations, and catering for around 23 million people.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
The yield on 30-year Treasurys briefly hit its highest level since 2002, with traders pricing in a 90% likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike by year-end driven by concerns over inflation.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of level

Noun

Before Torres was appointed to the administrative position, his salary as a police officer was $135,000.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
The New York representative has been a big name in the Democratic Socialists of America as socialists establish a political foothold in positions across the country.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of position

Noun

There was a period where airspace was closed in the Gulf after the Iran conflict began, and then questions about whether the region’s growth story would be interrupted.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
In the end, creation stories feels a bit like an internal pep talk for which an audience didn’t necessarily need to be present.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of story

Noun

Beating Alabama would vault them up even higher in the ranks and silence some of the naysayers.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Argentina, a Group of 20 nation of 46 million people home to a vast Patagonian wilderness and culturally vibrant capital, is set to become the first South American country to join their ranks.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of rank

Noun

Jocelyn Bioh is entering the upper echelon of contemporary playwrights, after her current Broadway play, School Girls; or, the African Mean Girls Play, opened on September 28 to raves.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
That period also provided the foundations for where City currently sits within the top echelons of world soccer – having won the UEFA Champions League back in 2023 and winning four consecutive Premier Leagues from 2021 to 2024.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

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