stratification

noun

Definition of stratificationnext
as in hierarchy

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Recent Examples of stratification Coneflower seeds will germinate best after a period of cold stratification. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 Aug. 2026 The Viennese set designer Oskar Strnad saw traditional theaters as agents of social stratification with the imperial box in the center, the bourgeoisie in the parquet, and the hoi polloi in the nosebleed balcony. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026 Anomaly detection, pattern recognition and risk stratification for pregnancy complications are all tractable applications when the underlying data quality is there, and the design keeps a clinician in the decision loop. — Edin Deljkic, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 For one night, all of the stratification of the music world falls away. — ABC News, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for stratification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stratification
  1. hierarchy
  2. grouping
  3. caste
  4. stratum
  5. level
Noun
  • For centuries, Bordeaux sat atop the wine world’s hierarchy, and knowledge of its wines was virtually synonymous with oenophilia.
    — Jay McInerney, Air Mail, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The Argentina defender called out United's hierarchy over its offseason recruitment, with director of football Jason Wilcox the apparent target of his criticism.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of hierarchy
Noun
  • Martelly’s registration under a new political grouping, Debloke, will place the council under heavy scrutiny.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026
  • In a small farm context, that will be to a grouping of farmers that form a producer unit using the same practices in the same climate.
    — SJ Studio, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of grouping
Noun
  • India’s Shashank Walia earlier won the New Currents Award for Birds in the Dark, a black-and-white Punjabi-language drama exploring caste, labor and love in rural Punjab.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The nonprofit has championed South Asian voices in film, art and storytelling since 2002, giving a platform to work on subjects such as caste, gender and sexuality.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of caste
Noun
  • First, the samples were adjusted for unequal probability of selection by stratum.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Davidsen bucks up her balky husband with a bloodthirsty holler, stiffens her voice against doubt, and, in her final sleepwalking scene, taps into the tender stratum of Lady Macbeth’s subconscious.
    — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of stratum
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
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