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Recent Examples of stratification
Many parts, moreover, represent moments of liminality, in which socioeconomic (and, by extension, moral) stratifications are blurred, strained, and volatile.
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Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Mickey 17’s examination of the cruelty of social stratification immediately brings to mind the Oscar-winning Parasite, while its depiction of the sexualized perversity of upper-class excess has hints of Snowpiercer.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
This method—called cold stratification—only requires a few weeks to a month in your freezer before the poppy seeds are ready to plant.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
Many plant seeds require a period of cold temperatures, called stratification, to break dormancy.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
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Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Mickey 17’s examination of the cruelty of social stratification immediately brings to mind the Oscar-winning Parasite, while its depiction of the sexualized perversity of upper-class excess has hints of Snowpiercer.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
This method—called cold stratification—only requires a few weeks to a month in your freezer before the poppy seeds are ready to plant.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
Many plant seeds require a period of cold temperatures, called stratification, to break dormancy.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stratification
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Like ants, nematodes didn’t appear to display any obvious role differentiation or hierarchy within the tower structures, Perez said.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Lasry spoke about how success is a combination of chemistry and talent, particularly in basketball, where there’s a hierarchy for who will have the ball in their hands at the most important moments.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
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Beijing has criticized the informal grouping, accusing it of fueling regional tensions.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Led by the example of captain Aleksander Barkov, there is no caste system evident, no star-system in attitude.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
23 May 2025
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Explaining caste during the subtitling process was also fascinating.—
Ritesh Mehta,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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Many activists came to see the old working class and their trade unions as a privileged stratum that demonstrated little sympathy for the plight of immigrants and racial minorities.—
Francis Fukuyama,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2018
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Each stratum of plants will be lit with twenty 250-watt T5s suspended about half a meter above the plants, for a total of 300 bulbs per floor.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 June 2013
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Many yacht interiors are opting for more residential looks, but this 216-footer pushes the trend to a new level.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
10 June 2025
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The next election, at every level, will help decide whether our schools remain sanctuaries of learning or become battlegrounds for political theater.—
Alberto M. Carvalho,
Time,
10 June 2025
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“Stratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stratification. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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