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Recent Examples of stratification
This stratification is reinforced by a multi-tiered system of travel agencies and national quotas.
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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Being poor from an income standpoint has another aspect that hasn’t gotten as much attention — the even starker stratification of Californians by wealth.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Ensuring access is crucial if micro-credentials are to serve as tools of empowerment rather than stratification.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Our concept of ‘olfactory stratification’ is a technique that encourages the layering of different scents across various parts of the body—creating a rich, multi-dimensional fragrance experience.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Amira El-Fekki, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025
Being poor from an income standpoint has another aspect that hasn’t gotten as much attention — the even starker stratification of Californians by wealth.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
Ensuring access is crucial if micro-credentials are to serve as tools of empowerment rather than stratification.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Our concept of ‘olfactory stratification’ is a technique that encourages the layering of different scents across various parts of the body—creating a rich, multi-dimensional fragrance experience.
—Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stratification
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Rigid hierarchies and siloed communication create drag at precisely the moment companies must move faster.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Inspired by his time in the military, the kitchen brigade, as it’s known, was modeled after the army, in which rank and hierarchy determines the chain of command.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Aug. 2025
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Such groupings are not substitutes for alliances but alternatives that provide security dividends without sacrificing India’s autonomy.—
Nirupama Rao,
Foreign Affairs,
30 July 2025
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Although the hard lines of caste division have softened over time, especially in urban areas, there are still major gaps in wealth, health and educational attainment between different castes, according to various studies.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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In fact, the size of ants governs the entire structure of their colonies, which are meticulously organized into multiple castes that fulfill specialized roles.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
22 July 2025
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The drama even addresses class divides, with one mother paying her son's girlfriend—who hails from a lower social stratum—to end their relationship.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 July 2025
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The demographic data in celebrity criminal trials is a point of obsession, given the stratum of the star defendant: Who are Combs’s peers?—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
3 July 2025
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Utility officials opened a dam and released 4 billion gallons of water to raise the river's level.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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His father, a striker at amateur level, had designs on not-so-little Jair following in his footsteps.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Stratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stratification. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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