tiers

plural of tier

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of tiers Credit score requirements There are two basic tiers for FHA credit-score requirements. Deane Biermeier, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 Yet the monopolisation that plagues other top tiers, while not as stark in England, is creeping in. Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 As part of the California pact, Charter promised to offer affordable broadband to low-income residents, including California LifeLine service tiers, for five years. Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 It will be built upon a simple definition of player eligibility without reliance on ranking tiers, making the program available to US Open main draw singles and doubles competitors. Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Beds and rooms wrap around the atrium in tiers of the three-story building. Trevor Morgan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026 The funding relies on a distribution formula with tiers ranging from 1-4. Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 To insulate you from turbulence in the broader WordPress ecosystem, WP Engine directly handles daily site backups and automates core, theme, and plug-in updates across all plan tiers via its proprietary Secure Updater. Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026 The Emerge and Exemplar tiers were announced for the first time Tuesday. Samuel O’Neal 12, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tiers
Noun
  • Merck and Moderna’s success with a personalized cancer vaccine designed to keep melanoma at bay opens a ​new avenue of treatment that doctors hope will work against many types of tumors.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • This type of finish and blasted shots into the top of the near post are the types of efforts Savinho needs to work on to improve his goalscoring rate.
    Ahmed Walid, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Women heavily lead or outnumber men in high-engagement categories like true crime, relationships, self-improvement, and society-and-culture.
    Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The study evaluated customer satisfaction with various airport lounges across eight categories, including the value of the experience, the staff, the lounges’ food and drinks and their cleanliness and upkeep.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • After all, the Renaissance loved intricate structures of all kinds, from architecture to fabric patterns to language.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Invasive species of all kinds are already costing the global economy more than $423 billion annually.
    Jack Bantock, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

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“Tiers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tiers. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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