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as in senility
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as in privilege
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Recent Examples of seniority
Connolly has seniority on the committee, having served on it for 16 years.
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Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
The exits of both Butler and Helmy allow Schiff and Kim to build seniority over his other freshman colleagues in the Senate, who will not come into the upper chamber until January.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
Given his seniority and status, the consensus among intermediaries is that Ankersen is the man responsible for the club’s recruitment.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
When a junior supervisor told him there was nothing that could be done immediately because of the berating supervisor’s seniority, the transportation attendant quit.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
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Farnoush Amiri, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
The exits of both Butler and Helmy allow Schiff and Kim to build seniority over his other freshman colleagues in the Senate, who will not come into the upper chamber until January.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
Given his seniority and status, the consensus among intermediaries is that Ankersen is the man responsible for the club’s recruitment.
—The Athletic Uk Staff, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
When a junior supervisor told him there was nothing that could be done immediately because of the berating supervisor’s seniority, the transportation attendant quit.
—Melvin Backman, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seniority
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The senility of too many powerful leaders in Washington is a silent scandal.—
John Fund,
National Review,
22 Dec. 2024
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Retired veteran Stacy Keach is drifting into senility, as well as frequent flashbacks to his Korean War service, while concerned librarian spouse June Squibb tries to keep him present in the here-and-now.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2024
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For those women denied the privilege of department store entry owing to race or lack of means, the comfort station was the only option for getting some privacy in public.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Kaspersky Security Services research revealed how some of these vulnerabilities could be used by hackers, if successfully exploited, to launch denial-of-service attacks, escalate user privileges and potentially steal data.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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While the sultry track showcases the group’s evolution and maturity, the single doesn’t stray far from their signature R&B sound.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
22 Jan. 2025
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This one against Colorado showed a level of mental toughness and maturity.—
Joe Smith,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The pressure of societal norms hasn’t entirely disappeared, but the interpersonal squabbles of the quartet here (rather than the trio in Lee’s film) take precedence.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2025
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The Pulitzer filing also raised constitutional concerns, citing the Supremacy Clause, which states that the Constitution and federal laws take precedence over conflicting state laws.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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At the time, Dylan was thirteen and living with his grandparents, kindly folks in their dotage who’d endured his parents’ addictions.—
Barrett Swanson,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Jan. 2025
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Even in his relative dotage, Butler remains one of the best two-way players in the game, with a knack for elevating his play in the postseason.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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In terms of what's going to be on the agenda, that's not necessarily our prerogative to set.—
Victoria Knight,
Axios,
16 Jan. 2025
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And these power brokers had little interest in letting Roosevelt infringe upon their prerogatives.—
Bruce W. Dearstyne / Made by History,
TIME,
13 Jan. 2025
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This preference is more popular amongst Millennials (67%) compared to Boomers (37%).—
Gary Drenik,
Forbes,
10 Feb. 2023
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That preference was on display in August last year, when the KMT’s Hsia visited China amid lingering tensions over Pelosi’s visit.—
Bloomberg.com,
Bloomberg.com,
7 Feb. 2023
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The majority of this 4.9-mile path is burned, outside of the last 0.55 miles that ends at Trippet Ranch.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Hershey’s shareholder trust, which owns the vast majority of the candy giant’s votes, has been reluctant to sell the brand.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Seniority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seniority. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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