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Recent Examples of stratification
Mickey 17’s examination of the cruelty of social stratification immediately brings to mind the Oscar-winning Parasite, while its depiction of the sexualized perversity of upper-class excess has hints of Snowpiercer.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
This method—called cold stratification—only requires a few weeks to a month in your freezer before the poppy seeds are ready to plant.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
Many plant seeds require a period of cold temperatures, called stratification, to break dormancy.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Beyond favoring only people with cars, these freeway networks created further social stratification.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
This method—called cold stratification—only requires a few weeks to a month in your freezer before the poppy seeds are ready to plant.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
Many plant seeds require a period of cold temperatures, called stratification, to break dormancy.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
Beyond favoring only people with cars, these freeway networks created further social stratification.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stratification
Noun
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These tools are arranged in a hierarchy, with a powerful LLM tool acting as the project manager, delegating tasks to whatever will get the job done.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 May 2025
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But the process could open eyes to what might have been, as well as what comes next in an Eastern Conference hierarchy potentially reset.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 May 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2025
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Treat them well, and these versatile groupings will dazzle all season long.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
11 May 2025
Noun
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During the Bengal Famine of 1943, even members of the highest castes were forced to eat snails.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 May 2025
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The spirit of caste is malignant and dangerous everywhere.—
Margie Burns,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Many activists came to see the old working class and their trade unions as a privileged stratum that demonstrated little sympathy for the plight of immigrants and racial minorities.—
Francis Fukuyama,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2018
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Each stratum of plants will be lit with twenty 250-watt T5s suspended about half a meter above the plants, for a total of 300 bulbs per floor.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 June 2013
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Around 5,000 buildings were destroyed in St. Louis alone, St. Louis Mayor Cara Spencer said in a post on X. Buildings and cars were destroyed, homes are missing entire walls and upper levels of houses and buildings are gone, photos of the disaster show.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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This proved to be a good decision, as people resonated with the film on a very emotional level.—
Christopher Vourlias,
Variety,
18 May 2025
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“Stratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stratification. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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