as in type
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
Even those with large audiences may not deliver luxury impact if their audience is misaligned with the premium tier.
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Chopard’s charming—and chiming—Beehive Clock, a table clock standing nearly a foot tall with seven tiers of rounded glass segments encircling a multi-level mechanical movement, stood out among the new releases for the same reason the Nautilus desk watch (Ref.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
Although teams might still aim for a lower tier, the jockeying should be less intense game-to-game because a team’s exact spot within each tier isn’t important.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Like other Canela programming, Zully series will be free and ad-supported, though a subscription tier is a possibility down the line.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 May 2026
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Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 May 2026
Chopard’s charming—and chiming—Beehive Clock, a table clock standing nearly a foot tall with seven tiers of rounded glass segments encircling a multi-level mechanical movement, stood out among the new releases for the same reason the Nautilus desk watch (Ref.
—Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 11 May 2026
Although teams might still aim for a lower tier, the jockeying should be less intense game-to-game because a team’s exact spot within each tier isn’t important.
—Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 May 2026
Like other Canela programming, Zully series will be free and ad-supported, though a subscription tier is a possibility down the line.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tier
Noun
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Global companies already dominate the world's fastest-growing major consumer market across 20 product categories from soft drinks and spirits to savory snacks, detergents, and diapers, the report said.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Some experts suspect that there may be several volcano archetypes — ones that prefer to throw out lava, for instance, or the especially explosive kind.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 May 2026
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The point of racially conscious practices of any kind shouldn’t be to hit particular numerical targets, but to improve, little by little, the institutions in a wealthy and powerful democracy that has not yet escaped the present effects of a deeply racist past.—
Stephen L. Carter,
Twin Cities,
8 May 2026
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“Tier.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tier. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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