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as in senility
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as in privilege
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Recent Examples of seniority
Workday employees who lose their jobs won’t be able to displace other workers for the company, even if those who are laid off have seniority over others.
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Braman also said the policies governing those different transmission modes — and the level of seniority needed in the Army to waive the transmissions — has since been elevated.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Signal is reportedly already a frequent choice for officials at all levels of seniority in the second Trump term.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Their other concerns involve professional development and seniority issues.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2025
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George Avalos, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Braman also said the policies governing those different transmission modes — and the level of seniority needed in the Army to waive the transmissions — has since been elevated.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
Signal is reportedly already a frequent choice for officials at all levels of seniority in the second Trump term.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Their other concerns involve professional development and seniority issues.
—Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seniority
Noun
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As populations’ median ages continue to rise — and the future looks increasingly hazardous for all age groups — more movies are touching on senility, dementia, elder abuse and other topics that not long ago rarely got any screen airing.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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Salles doesn’t clarify his viewpoint until the end, when Eunice ages into senility.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Feb. 2025
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The club doesn’t charge CBS or ESPN a dime for the privilege of covering the four-day event, and while that leaves as much as $125 million in rights fees on the table, Augusta more than makes up for that by way of the gate, merch and concessions.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Lofty plans for new urban areas in Africa, however, are a response to the fact that the continent doesn’t have the privilege of time.—
Erika Page,
Christian Science Monitor,
11 Apr. 2025
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Riley was asked about Lane’s maturity this year and gave an interesting, in-depth response.—
Antonio Morales,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That level of maturity comes with the expectation of having a few domestic things in order, like a fresh set of bath towels that haven’t been with you since your college days, bed sheets without holes and stains, or a mattress that’s not on the floor—who doesn’t love a bed frame?!—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
12 Apr. 2025
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In more traditional corporate environments, polish and professionalism may take precedence.—
Karl Moore,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Practicing proper etiquette and being kind should always take precedence over having material things.—
Jennifer Prince,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
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The heroes of the team are now in their dotage so the time to strike again is here and now.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Butler remains a talented, if mercurial, two-way star, even in his relative dotage at age 35 with 14 years of mileage — including two runs to the Finals with Miami — under his belt.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
Newsweek,
3 Feb. 2025
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Like its predecessors, the Trump administration has a legitimate prerogative to make major policy changes, even ones that many Americans may consider ill advised.—
Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar,
Foreign Affairs,
18 Apr. 2025
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In a series of rulings over the past month on Trump's emergency requests to override low-level judicial roadblocks, the high court's conservative majority has been neither a rubber stamp for the president nor an aggressive check on his prerogative.—
Devin Dwyer,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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That’s kind of the majority of what Jax’s involvement is.—
Anna Moeslein,
Glamour,
15 Apr. 2025
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The nickel corner is an increasingly important position in the NFL, where defenses now typically use five defensive backs the majority of the time.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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With the Soviet Union’s collapse, the United States enjoyed a margin of superiority that would have been unimaginable to earlier great powers.—
A. Wess Mitchell,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Will this Lucid’s obvious superiority from a rational perspective be able to offset the minivan-esque styling?—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Seniority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seniority. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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