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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
Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Much of that reflects the membership association status of the NCAA.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Not only did the Terps lose in blowout fashion, but fans and players have also spent the week wondering the future status of Kevin Willard.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2025
The issue in Valencia was uncertainty over the status of their New Mestalla stadium, where construction had been stalled for 15 years and there was no commitment in place when the bid was submitted for the ground to be finished by 2030.
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for status
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But a tongue-in-cheek Heard Island government social media outlet is monitoring the situation.—
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Silva will walk into a situation with plenty of playing time and should be TCU’s center of the future.—
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Synthetic gums contained high levels of the polymers PET and polystyrenes along with petrochemical substances, like synthetic rubber and polyvinyl acetate.—
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However, the trend is not powerful enough to elevate the price level of the overall market.—
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So go ahead and get shopping — and remember: these deals only last through tomorrow.—
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Last year, before that deal was announced, Mastercard launched a service with Recorded Future that aims to alert banks more quickly when a credit card is likely to have been compromised.—
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Hooper’s win over Guida and his matchup on Saturday position him to become something of a legend killer.—
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How has that evolved, your position of looking on results as not necessarily successes or failures but merely outcomes?—
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Sponsors have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
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Spieth has four top 10’s in eight starts at TPC San Antonio and two top 10’s so far this season as the former world No. 1 (2015-16) tries to move up from No. 66 in the current world golf rankings.—
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The 16-year-old Swiss sensation, who claimed her fifth title of 1997 at the Lipton Championships on March 29, supplants Steffi Graf in the WTA Tour rankings.—
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Eventually, Christ the King Catholic Church asked the family to leave its ranks.—
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The Panthers have not had a player taken in the draft since 2020 and have had only four winning seasons since joining the FBS ranks in 2004.—
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And a fascination with the occult was brewing in the upper echelons of Swedish society.—
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Historically, this suggests the presence of a privileged upper socioeconomic echelon.—
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“Status.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/status. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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