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one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
a member of the upper caste
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Recent Examples of caste
Irving Thalberg, born in 1899, grew up in the genteel Brooklyn of German-Jewish doctors and rabbis, a world apart from Mayer’s rougher caste of Eastern European Jews hustling for scrap metal in cold maritime Canada.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The film tackles sensitive topics of caste and religion in India, and despite tackling divisive issues, both men reject the notion their film takes sides.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 May 2025
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
In contrast with village food made by women for members of their own castes, restaurant food was often cooked by lower-caste men.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 May 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
The film tackles sensitive topics of caste and religion in India, and despite tackling divisive issues, both men reject the notion their film takes sides.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 May 2025
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
In contrast with village food made by women for members of their own castes, restaurant food was often cooked by lower-caste men.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caste
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Also, while the 16 Plus' battery life isn’t class-leading, its 167-nit brightness at our 50% testing setting is impressive, particularly compared with the Asus and Samsung.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, demand from Latin America, for example, has grown so much that Yiwu officials have supported Spanish classes for local merchants.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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At every level—executive, judicial, legislative, corporate, institutional, media—every single guardrail that is supposed to protect our democracy is buckling.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Sep. 2025
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Sea-level rise has long been a pesky issue at the Coliseum, presenting problems for the buyers’ goals of eventually transforming the property into a new hub of live sports, entertainment, restaurants, retail, hotels and new housing.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Caste.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caste. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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