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Recent Examples of stratification
Many parts, moreover, represent moments of liminality, in which socioeconomic (and, by extension, moral) stratifications are blurred, strained, and volatile.
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Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Mickey 17’s examination of the cruelty of social stratification immediately brings to mind the Oscar-winning Parasite, while its depiction of the sexualized perversity of upper-class excess has hints of Snowpiercer.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
This method—called cold stratification—only requires a few weeks to a month in your freezer before the poppy seeds are ready to plant.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
Many plant seeds require a period of cold temperatures, called stratification, to break dormancy.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
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Sarah C. Schaefer, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Mickey 17’s examination of the cruelty of social stratification immediately brings to mind the Oscar-winning Parasite, while its depiction of the sexualized perversity of upper-class excess has hints of Snowpiercer.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2025
This method—called cold stratification—only requires a few weeks to a month in your freezer before the poppy seeds are ready to plant.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2025
Many plant seeds require a period of cold temperatures, called stratification, to break dormancy.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stratification
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However, David’s representatives held talks with West Ham’s hierarchy earlier this year and their interest has been long-standing, dating back to January 2021.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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In the 20-team Premier League, in which the bottom three teams are unceremoniously relegated to a lower division in English soccer’s hierarchy, Spurs sit 17th with one game left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
21 May 2025
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 May 2025
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That line will start sailing on June 17, with KMTC providing one vessel to the grouping.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Erasing women makes men into the main characters in life and in history, and women into supporting cast, or caste.—
Anna Funder,
Time,
6 May 2025
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During the Bengal Famine of 1943, even members of the highest castes were forced to eat snails.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
2 May 2025
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Many activists came to see the old working class and their trade unions as a privileged stratum that demonstrated little sympathy for the plight of immigrants and racial minorities.—
Francis Fukuyama,
Foreign Affairs,
14 Aug. 2018
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Each stratum of plants will be lit with twenty 250-watt T5s suspended about half a meter above the plants, for a total of 300 bulbs per floor.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 June 2013
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The decision to move Robinson into the starting lineup for Hart unlocked levels of rotation depth that weren’t immediately obvious before.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 May 2025
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The 26-year-old has done his part to be the difference maker in the league, but former All-Star guard Jeff Teague is taking it to the next level regarding Gilgeous-Alexander.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
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“Stratification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stratification. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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