plural statuses
often attributive
1
a
: position or rank in relation to others
the status of a father
b
: relative rank in a hierarchy of prestige
especially
: high prestige
2
: the condition of a person or thing in the eyes of the law
3
: state or condition with respect to circumstances
the status of the negotiations
Synonyms
Examples of status in a Sentence
They want to maintain the city's status as a major tourist attraction.
He wants to improve his status in the community.
people of different social and economic statuses
She married a man of status and wealth.
This job brings with it a measure of status.
They sought asylum and were given refugee status by the government.
They are still considered refugees. Their statuses have not changed.
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If your goal is to build a unicorn, don’t waste energy and resources chasing first mover status or merely achieving a product-market fit.
—
Dileep Rao, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump’s plans to cut taxes, impose hefty tariffs on key imports and deport millions of immigrants who lack permanent legal status have generated unusual uncertainty about the course of the economy, inflation and interest rates.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Because the local agencies taking the count across the country do not ask for immigration status, homeless numbers ballooned in a handful of states that took in tens of thousands of immigrants, and those states, in turn, pushed the national number to an unprecedented high of nearly 772,000.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
Birthright citizenship is the legal right of individuals born in a country to acquire citizenship regardless of their parents' nationality or legal status.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
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Dileep Rao, Forbes, 27 Jan. 2025
President Donald Trump’s plans to cut taxes, impose hefty tariffs on key imports and deport millions of immigrants who lack permanent legal status have generated unusual uncertainty about the course of the economy, inflation and interest rates.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Jan. 2025
Because the local agencies taking the count across the country do not ask for immigration status, homeless numbers ballooned in a handful of states that took in tens of thousands of immigrants, and those states, in turn, pushed the national number to an unprecedented high of nearly 772,000.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
Birthright citizenship is the legal right of individuals born in a country to acquire citizenship regardless of their parents' nationality or legal status.
—Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Status.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/status. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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status
noun
sta·tus
ˈstā-təs, ˈsta- 
1
a
: the condition of a person or a thing in the eyes of the law
b
: position or rank in relation to others
2
: the current state of affairs
Etymology
Latin, mode or condition of being, from stare to stand
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