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one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
the bottom tier of entrants
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Recent Examples of tier
At the same time, freezing rain and snow will bring a wintry feel to the far northern tier of the United States over the next few days.
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
In the draft blog post obtained by Fortune last week, Anthropic describes Capybara as a new tier of model that is even larger and more capable than Opus, but also more expensive.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
But coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks quickly reminded TCU that there are still levels to this, and the Horned Frogs are still a tier or two away from joining South Carolina, UConn, Texas and UCLA at the pinnacle of the sport.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Advanced statistics have Doncic a tier below his rivals.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
In the draft blog post obtained by Fortune last week, Anthropic describes Capybara as a new tier of model that is even larger and more capable than Opus, but also more expensive.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
But coach Dawn Staley and the Gamecocks quickly reminded TCU that there are still levels to this, and the Horned Frogs are still a tier or two away from joining South Carolina, UConn, Texas and UCLA at the pinnacle of the sport.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Advanced statistics have Doncic a tier below his rivals.
—Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tier
Noun
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Achiuwa had 18 points and 15 rebounds by halftime, matching his season high in the latter category.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Brooklyn did have a 48-41 advantage in bench points, but the Hornets, still hunting for their spot in the Play-In Tournament, were better in just about every other statistical category that mattered.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
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The backstory Twinpalms Bangtao Phuket Tented Resort is the latest property by Twinpalms Hotels & Resorts, and is a first-of-its-kind concept for the group.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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On January 16, 2019, a first-of-its-kind demonstration of Deep Isolation’s patented technology was conducted using standard drilling techniques at a commercial drilling test facility.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Tier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tier. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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