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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
Salonen was back this year, a bit less rambunctious than before, secure in his status as one of the major musical figures of our time.
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
For luxury consumers, the old markers of status are becoming less important than access, belonging, and ease.
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Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Seyo Cecunjanin’s precise immigration status was unclear Monday.
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Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Hovland was famously single prior to their relationship Before his relationship with Jensen, Hovland didn't shy away from his single status.
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Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
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Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
29 June 2026
For luxury consumers, the old markers of status are becoming less important than access, belonging, and ease.
—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
Seyo Cecunjanin’s precise immigration status was unclear Monday.
—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2026
Hovland was famously single prior to their relationship Before his relationship with Jensen, Hovland didn't shy away from his single status.
—
Jordana Comiter,
PEOPLE,
29 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for status
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The situation has grown bleaker in the last decade and a half as commercial pressures have ramped up and media consolidation and digital shortsightedness have obliterated arts coverage.
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That amount of splitting will surely present those three host nations with similar situations to the one Canada is facing now.
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Downtown Sacramento businesses remain skeptical that the state’s July return-to-office mandate affecting roughly 95,000 employees will actually materialize, even as foot traffic sits at 85% of April 2019 levels and local leaders rethink the urban core’s heavy reliance on office space.
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Dybantsa was in a heated race against Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer to be the top pick as all three are projected to make immediate impacts at the professional level.
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The NBCUniversal spin-off is envisioned as a tax-free transaction for shareholders, providing a short-term buffer from deal-making to preserve that structure.
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Now, the 76ers have some hope, as the franchise on Wednesday agreed to a deal for Boston Celtics star forward Jaylen Brown, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania and other news reports.
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And that put him in position to score easily on Tommy Edman’s double to the center-field warning track for the first run of the game.
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Polling tells him that his moderate positions on important policies are popular.
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The Sacramento Bee published several notable stories Friday covering local government, public health and state worker policy.
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Songs in America Six albums by Jackson live on the Billboard charts, and nearly three times as many songs from the superstar can be located on at least one ranking.
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Though fireworks are only allowed in the Lone Star state for a total of 25 days per year, North Texas hosts one of the nation’s best Fourth of July firework shows, according to a new ranking from USA TODAY.
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Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin rank among the states with the most jackpot-winning tickets.
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Over the next couple of decades, Saez advanced through the ranks of the bank and played a key role in integrating systems when SunTrust merged with BB&T in 2019 to form Truist Bank.
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The film catapulted Sara and her costars — Matthew Broderick, Alan Tuck, and Jennifer Grey — to new echelons of fame.
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But twists of fate instead sent him on a path full of political highs and lows that included the upper echelons of law and business.
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“Status.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/status. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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