Definition of statusnext
1
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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2
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 But experts say the effect will be limited because the law does not give royal status to their future husbands and children. — ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026 This week, Indonesian equities experienced another round of panic selling, triggered by reports that major index provider MSCI is considering downgrading the country's stock market status. — CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 An unnamed spokesperson did say that people applying for AB 60 driver’s licenses, intended for people without legal status, aren’t given the option to register to vote at the DMV. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Located in Jacksonville, Alabama — not Florida — the Gamecocks had just made the move up to FBS status in 2023. — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for status
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Noun
  • That count includes troops who died in medical events and other situations that do not have a direct connection to the conflict, with 18 service members having been killed from Iranian strikes, combat aircraft crashes or disposal of Iranian drones.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Gottschalck said the drought situations are expected to persist this winter across the Midwest.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Many of the office’s attorneys, particularly in its misdemeanor corps, work with basement-level spirits, according to one of the sources.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Those with high levels of hope had better later outcomes in health, education and employment.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Buying Riley out of his deal would mean forking over upwards of $70 million, plus more for his assistants.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The reason most never trigger the federal reporting requirement is because these acquisitions happen through a series of smaller, piecemeal deals rather than one large merger.
    — Yashaswini Singh, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • An analyst with a position on an outcome has an interest in that outcome.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The expectations around Austin are to put themselves in a position that could lead to a postseason run.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The Same Curve, Every Time Skeptics have been telling this story for a hundred years.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • But all that warm, crowd-pleasing material is incongruously, fascinatingly, and not so comfortably fitted inside a story about great loss.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Huang is just behind Zuckerberg in Forbes' billionaire ranking, with a net worth of $185 billion.
    — Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The Neapolitan style pizzeria is ranked in Italy’s ranking for top 50 pizzas in the world.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • This season is really no different, with many teams filling the top ranks in the nation.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The Horned Frogs rank last in sacks allowed, while West Virginia ranks fourth in the Big 12 in sacks.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Even within the highest echelons of wealth concentration, these two groups are on different trajectories.
    — Markus Schneider, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The story picks up when 14-year-old Maeve and her older sister, Reg, start a secret phone romance with a boy from the local boat club who promises a way into the upper echelons of Cape Cod society.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

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“Status.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/status. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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