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as in situations
position with regard to conditions and circumstances
let me know if your status changes and you're available to work
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as in levels
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 statuses
Officials said injury statuses ranged from stable to critical.
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Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The profiles’ verified statuses had first been highlighted by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP).
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
This data is sold to other companies, analyzed by AI and compared against lists of people who’ve applied for asylum, temporary statuses or green cards.
—Jennifer Piper, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
That morning, Redick awaited reports on the availability statuses of James, Doncic, Reaves and guard Marcus Smart from Leroy Sims, the Lakers’ director of player performance and health, after all four had played at least 34 minutes against the Rockets on Wednesday.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Refund statuses should show up 24 hours after filing online or four weeks after filing a paper return.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
With Atlas, users can track vessels, aircraft and ports with live data updated every two hours, including precise vessel statuses (moored, at anchor or in-transit) and port dwell times.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
The immigration statuses of those involved was first reported by Axios.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Even as the BAFTAs threw a few curveballs, a few familiar faces—Jessie Buckley, director Paul Thomas Anderson—once again won in their categories, further cementing their front-runner statuses at the upcoming Oscars.
—John Ross, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
The profiles’ verified statuses had first been highlighted by the Tech Transparency Project (TTP).
—Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
This data is sold to other companies, analyzed by AI and compared against lists of people who’ve applied for asylum, temporary statuses or green cards.
—Jennifer Piper, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
That morning, Redick awaited reports on the availability statuses of James, Doncic, Reaves and guard Marcus Smart from Leroy Sims, the Lakers’ director of player performance and health, after all four had played at least 34 minutes against the Rockets on Wednesday.
—Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 20 Mar. 2026
Refund statuses should show up 24 hours after filing online or four weeks after filing a paper return.
—Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 7 Mar. 2026
With Atlas, users can track vessels, aircraft and ports with live data updated every two hours, including precise vessel statuses (moored, at anchor or in-transit) and port dwell times.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
The immigration statuses of those involved was first reported by Axios.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Even as the BAFTAs threw a few curveballs, a few familiar faces—Jessie Buckley, director Paul Thomas Anderson—once again won in their categories, further cementing their front-runner statuses at the upcoming Oscars.
—John Ross, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for statuses
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That’s because many federal immigration laws are built around the presumption of birthright citizenship and don’t address situations like that, though the laws could change.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
31 Mar. 2026
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Instead of posing questions about geography or world affairs, the test asked him to tackle hypothetical situations, from the frustrating to the dangerous.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Ames had her home tested after that, and those results confirmed the house had mold − with high enough levels in the air alone that experts told the Ames family to leave their home immediately.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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The Committee for Better Banks, which is helping organize union efforts alongside the CWA, hopes the movement will one day expand to Charlotte as the union pushes for higher pay, staffing levels and benefits.—
Chase Jordan
April 2,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Apr. 2026
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Two television cameras looking down from an altitude of about 450 miles made initial pictures of earthly cloud patterns on the satellite’s second orbitable trip.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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After walking into her personal office to find Gordon redecorating the room with pictures of herself, Gomez sits down to review her assistant's to-do list for the day.—
Chanel Vargas,
InStyle,
2 Apr. 2026
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The City of Sacramento is currently facing a $66 million budget deficit, and there's concern that some violence prevention efforts and police positions could be cut beginning in July.—
James Taylor,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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This range of positions—curator, writer, producer, museum guide, educator—made my curatorial approach more adaptable.—
Raphael Fonseca,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Teal and Purple are sent to different beaches to start makin’ deals and takin’ names, while the winning girls-and-Jonathan make their way to eat good in the hood, the hood being Fiji.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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Drugmakers that have fully executed drug pricing deals or are currently negotiating with the Health and Human Services department and are building manufacturing domestically would be exempt from the tariffs.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Angelica Peebles,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ghalibaf came through the ranks of the guard himself and is believed to be among the inner circle of Mojtaba Khamenei, the ayatollah's son and successor.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
30 Mar. 2026
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Johnson’s legacy includes his son Bret and Rob Johnson, who were standout quarterbacks at El Toro and played in the college and professional ranks.—
Dan Albano,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2026
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Years in the making At the center of the prosecution is a sweeping federal indictment that paints a stark picture of Venezuela’s upper echelons of power, alleging that for more than two decades the country’s leadership turned the machinery of the state into a vehicle for narcotics trafficking.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
20 Mar. 2026
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Since the war began, monitors estimate that up to a third of strikes have targeted the top echelons and major bases of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and its Basij volunteers tasked with enforcing loyalty to Iran’s theocratic rulers.—
Sarah el Deeb,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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Texas dominated many national rankings in the report as well, with the ZIP code encompassing the Dallas suburb of Crandall ranking second on the list and a more urban Dallas ZIP code ranking 10th.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Statuses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/statuses. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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