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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
Lately, Andreeva has had to contend with playing under neutral status and without her country's flag due to the war with Ukraine.
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CBS News, 6 June 2026
Immigration status and tax residency are not the same thing.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Old assumptions about authority, trust and social status were shaken if not upended.
—Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
There are many reasons why the Braves continue to maintain their status as the best team in baseball, now 43-21 after Friday.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 6 June 2026
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CBS News, 6 June 2026
Immigration status and tax residency are not the same thing.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Old assumptions about authority, trust and social status were shaken if not upended.
—Donie O'Sullivan, CNN Money, 6 June 2026
There are many reasons why the Braves continue to maintain their status as the best team in baseball, now 43-21 after Friday.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for status
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When the Warhawks loaded the bases with no outs in the fifth inning, Johnson saw a familiar situation.—
Rick Hoff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2026
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If your husband can limit his exposure to them without having to flee his own house, the situation may feel less awkward.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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In performance and direction, and in the small ways in which Caswell and Wills have plotted out this isolated love story, there’s a level of great richness and detail.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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As for levels, experts are watching the mid-$60,000 range for initial action, if bitcoin breaks that support it could see a much sharper fall.—
Joanna Ossinger,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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The latest exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran suggests that a deal may yet be some way off.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The bolt-on deal trend According to PitchBook data, the vast majority of capital allocation is currently concentrated in strategic acquisitions and corporate add-ons rather than leveraged buyouts, with drug discovery dominating the deal flow.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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During his contract year with the Braves in 2022, Swanson appeared in all 162 games and made 161 starts at shortstop, logging 1,433 innings at a premium defensive position while also producing 25 home runs and 96 RBIs.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
7 June 2026
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Steep price drops on the prospect of peace have pushed many oil bulls to the sidelines, leaving them to hold small positions for very limited periods of time, several traders said.—
Devika Krishna Kumar,
Fortune,
6 June 2026
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Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
30 May 2026
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This two-story house has three bedrooms and four bathrooms.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
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Toney’s high school coach Mike Smith, who has developed more than his share of five-star recruits, including Patrick Surtain, Sony Michel and Brian Burns, suspects Toney didn’t get his due from the ranking systems because they’re based heavily on measurables.—
Bruce Feldman,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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The Canadian hip-hop musician charted 27 smashes on the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 2018, as a number of songs from his album Scorpion reached the ranking at the same time.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Müller joins their ranks with these affectionate images.—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Two notable colored gemstone lots from the Glorya Kaufman collection rank among the sale's top offerings.—
Anthony DeMarco,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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New Glenn’s success catapulted the company to the upper echelon of spaceflight enterprises in the world.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
29 May 2026
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Vahidi’s rise to become one of Iran’s top decision-makers shows that US and Israeli efforts to decapitate the country’s leadership have not produced a more moderate ruling echelon.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN Money,
23 May 2026
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“Status.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/status. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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