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as in situations
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 levels
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 statuses
The backlog left residents who had applied for a permit vulnerable because parking enforcement officers could not verify permit renewal statuses in the field.
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Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Compared to other districts across the country with similar socioeconomic statuses, Fort Worth ISD is also behind, the report found.
—Samuel O’Neal 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
State health agencies are already required to verify whether applicants' immigration statuses qualify them for Medicaid.
—Andrew Jones, CBS News, 14 May 2026
The airline is also honoring Spirit frequent-flyer statuses and benefits on Southwest, such as early boarding.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 May 2026
With no funding to help implement new requirements, staff members were reassigned to learn about immigration statuses, according to an email obtained via a records request.
—Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
Matt Hoey, Guilford’s first selectman, said the service has expanded across socioeconomic statuses and generations.
—Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Fire officials did not have information pertaining to the adult’s hospitalization statuses.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
The interview touched on the statuses of two of the oldest justices, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 28 May 2026
Compared to other districts across the country with similar socioeconomic statuses, Fort Worth ISD is also behind, the report found.
—Samuel O’Neal 19, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 May 2026
State health agencies are already required to verify whether applicants' immigration statuses qualify them for Medicaid.
—Andrew Jones, CBS News, 14 May 2026
The airline is also honoring Spirit frequent-flyer statuses and benefits on Southwest, such as early boarding.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 2 May 2026
With no funding to help implement new requirements, staff members were reassigned to learn about immigration statuses, according to an email obtained via a records request.
—Idaho Statesman, 30 Apr. 2026
Matt Hoey, Guilford’s first selectman, said the service has expanded across socioeconomic statuses and generations.
—Sara Bedigian, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
Fire officials did not have information pertaining to the adult’s hospitalization statuses.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
The interview touched on the statuses of two of the oldest justices, Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statuses
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Marvina Haynes is pushing for support for families in situations like hers after tirelessly fighting for her brother's release.—
Beret Leone,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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The simplified connectors are intended to speed deployment and reduce connection errors during nighttime operations or stressful combat situations.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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The top 10 stocks account for about 45% of the index, far below the concentration levels seen in Taiwan and South Korea.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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The list features 80 players and nine coaches from the Football Bowl Subdivision and 99 players and 39 coaches from lower levels.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
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On a recent day, a stream of visitors, including school children, walked through the circular room, stopping to sit behind the desk and pose for pictures.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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On a recent day, a stream of visitors, including schoolchildren, walked through the circular room, stopping to sit behind the desk and pose for pictures.—
Sophia Tareen,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Japanese companies also occupy critical positions throughout the semiconductor value chain, from fabrication equipment and specialty materials to NAND flash memory production, Barclays said.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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City Manager Mark Dunning said the budgets City Council members voted to advance Tuesday night, which would go into effect July 1, would not cut current city employees but would maintain a hiring freeze the city implemented last month on around 30 open positions across a range of departments.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Reviewing private deals The GUARD Alliance’s legal team is particularly interested in what was said in closed-door meetings between Independence staff and Nebius representatives in the months before neighbors started to notice heavy machinery moving onto Bly Road.—
Ilana Arougheti
June 4,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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Instead, Cramer said the successful debut suggests investors remain eager to participate in new offerings despite concerns about a growing pipeline of deals.—
Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Müller joins their ranks with these affectionate images.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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His victim, in her unassailable purity, resists him, thereby proving that the arrivistes populating the ranks of England’s most upwardly mobile class had a moral edge over the nobility.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Cruelty and ruthlessness are deemed just, not only in the highest echelons of politics but also trickling down to daily life.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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There’s often a great deal of hype (some deserved, some not) and vendor promises about transformation and new echelons of efficiency.—
Eddy Azad,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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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
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“Statuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuses. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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