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the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
resented her lowly status in the organization
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Recent Examples of status
The $321 billion agreement pares back the extension of Medi-Cal to immigrants living without legal status in California and requires some to shoulder co-pays.
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere in the state, last year’s recipients—Beckon in Denver, Bosq in Aspen, Brutø in Denver, and Frasca Food and Wine—all retained their one-star status, while no restaurants were demoted this year.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
In the next shot, the two are standing in the room as Musk gets personal to reveal the complexities of his relationship status with onetime girlfriend and mother of his three children, Grimes, whose real name is Claire Elise Boucher.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Schmitz said investments should be made that focus on prevention -- such as addressing rising obesity rates -- and early screenings, which can vary with socioeconomic status and geography.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
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Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere in the state, last year’s recipients—Beckon in Denver, Bosq in Aspen, Brutø in Denver, and Frasca Food and Wine—all retained their one-star status, while no restaurants were demoted this year.
—Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2025
In the next shot, the two are standing in the room as Musk gets personal to reveal the complexities of his relationship status with onetime girlfriend and mother of his three children, Grimes, whose real name is Claire Elise Boucher.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Schmitz said investments should be made that focus on prevention -- such as addressing rising obesity rates -- and early screenings, which can vary with socioeconomic status and geography.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for status
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The current market situation is a far cry from Coal India's $3 billion issue a decade back that, per domestic media, had led to a liquidity crunch in the country's banking system, including massive redemptions in mutual funds from investors eager to invest in the IPO.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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More severe cases may require oral antibiotics, anti-inflammatory medication, or even surgery in chronic situations.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 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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Byron High School in Minnesota, for example, sold naming rights to its gymnasium to Scheels in a deal worth $12,000 a year.—
Jaime Catmull,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Washington and Beijing then reached a deal to reduce levies, which expires in November, with the United States imposing 30 percent duties on imports of Chinese goods and China hitting US products with a 10 percent tariff.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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On the other end, a clear brow gel sculpts natural hairs into your preferred position.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Also on Monday, a federal appeals court ruled that Cook can remain in her position.—
Adeola Adeosun
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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As a recent ProPublica story revealed, the promises of the H-2A visa program can be undermined by extreme abuses the workers suffer, mostly by labor contractors.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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The dream drive package includes private transfer to The Barn, Napa Valley Car Club's exclusive clubhouse, post-drive drinks and stories and return transfer.—
Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this week, in partnership with data firm Statista, Newsweek published its ranking of World's Best Smart Hospitals 2026.—
Katherine Fung,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Although there was a lot of buzz about Nelson’s arrival in the offseason because of his recruiting ranking, Maddux Madsen won the starting job going into the 2024 season.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The three former officials, whose careers collectively spanned over six decades of law enforcement experience across the ranks of the FBI, allege that the firings violated their due process rights as well as their First Amendment rights to free association and speech.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
16 Sep. 2025
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The Red Sox entered the year with significant starting pitching depth at both the major and minor-league levels, but like most teams over the course of a 162-game season, have seen their ranks take several hits.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
16 Sep. 2025
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Her site, which grew out of a blog about motherhood and home décor, had become perhaps the most popular chronicler of Kennedy’s rise, offering half a million Substack followers an inside look at the Secretary’s new life in the upper echelons of the American right.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Enninful announced his departure from the upper echelons of Vogue the summer prior to his final issue.—
Fiona Sinclair Scott,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Status.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/status. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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