statuses

noun

plural of status
1
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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2
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 stigmatization, often amplified by politicians, has affected everything from immigration statuses to due process rights and everyday religious practices. — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Nothing truly surprising considering where contract statuses stood with a lot of the starting group from this summer. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Rising costs of living and confusion over student loan statuses could make things even worse. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The three are to act as a collective diplomatic bloc, combining their middle-power statuses on the world stage. — Taylor Luck, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026 The default Workspace displays several ticket tables with different statuses. — Dianna Gunn, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 The records show the pools did not have an active operating status at the time of that inspection, unlike other public pools in Hialeah that have active operating statuses listed in state records. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 Jones learned, too, how stars’ contract statuses can affect the free agency climate. — Pj Green july 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 Revocation statuses are available using the uefi-dbx-audit script. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statuses
  1. situations
  2. levels
  3. pictures
  4. positions
  5. deals
  6. ranks
  7. echelons
  8. rankings
Noun
  • Even the captions are becoming otherworldly, posing impossible situations.
    — Owen Carry, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But Joshi says mental health care is often treated as an afterthought in disaster situations, and resources can get pulled before people have fully made sense of the trauma.
    — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of situations
Noun
  • After the boy missed a long-lasting dose, the house manager contacted the same hospital to talk about how to improve his blood glucose levels.
    — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Tiedemann noted that permit levels are intentionally set with some buffer, so that a violation doesn’t immediately cause a crisis.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of levels
Noun
  • Lux is drawn back to the old pictures and voice notes on his phone, while Mille stares at the WhatsApp chat with her sister as if waiting for a response.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The Beloved Pets Ofrenda had nearly 2,000 pictures of pets on display last year, Barreiro says.
    — Yvonne Villasenor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of pictures
Noun
  • This pass map shows the dangerous positions Rashford has put Shaw into with the ball (yellow arrows) — three are in the box and two are on the edge of it.
    — Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Some maintain that women are just too emotional to be in positions of authority.
    — Brenda Looper, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of positions
Noun
  • Similarly the Rodon, (Jayden) Bogle, Aaronson deals — all those guys took months to finish.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Mubadala has invested more than $20 billion in China across more than 100 deals since 2015.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of deals
Noun
  • Socialists are counting on the promise of a society where all needs are met by a benevolent government to convert voters to their ranks.
    — Nolan Finley The Detroit News, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Having another Ballon d’Or winner in their ranks, the first since Messi left for Inter Miami, helped the French side add another layer of prestige in a calendar year that changed everything at the Parc des Princes.
    — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ranks
Noun
  • Some of them have brought conspiracy theories into the highest echelons of government.
    — Matthew N. Hannah, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
  • If the Bruins want to compete with the upper echelons of the Big Ten, West needs to build on his success last season.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of echelons
Noun
  • 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
Definition of rankings

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“Statuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuses. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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