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Recent Examples of stratification
Some plants that need this process, called cold stratification, include milkweed, purple coneflower, black-eyed Susan and redbud, among many others.
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Wait until soil cools in fall to sow seeds, which require a period of cold temperatures, called stratification, to germinate.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
The poll notes that the survey’s sampling error is difficult to precisely calculate due to sample stratification and other factors, but is likely at 2 percentage points.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Olfactory stratification is a fragrance technique at the heart of Massimiliano Torti's philosophy.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Wait until soil cools in fall to sow seeds, which require a period of cold temperatures, called stratification, to germinate.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 Nov. 2025
The poll notes that the survey’s sampling error is difficult to precisely calculate due to sample stratification and other factors, but is likely at 2 percentage points.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 27 Aug. 2025
Olfactory stratification is a fragrance technique at the heart of Massimiliano Torti's philosophy.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stratification
Noun
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The hierarchy clearly wanted to give Frank time and avoid a knee-jerk reaction to a difficult spell.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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The most powerful enemy of all is the capitalist system of landownership and social hierarchy that kept these two freaks apart.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
13 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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Each subject and approach is an ongoing concern left intentionally open-ended, and never contained within a single project, title or grouping.—
Steve Appleford,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, class, caste or any other social markers of difference.—
Kevin Baxter Los Angeles Times,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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But recently, a more swashbuckling caste had begun to infiltrate its stacks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The menace to competition, says Singh, comes at the infrastructure stratum.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
23 Nov. 2025
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All of it just another stratum in the atmosphere of my loneliness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The two Cabo Blanco rooms on the upper level are accessed by a flatter path, and ideal for anyone who wants less of a journey getting back to their room.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Feb. 2026
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Given the snowy conditions and fatigue levels, these are nervous moments for the athletes, with mere seconds separating winning from losing.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Stratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stratification. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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