plural statuses
often attributive
1
a
: position or rank in relation to others
the status of a father
b
: relative rank in a hierarchy of prestige
especially
: high prestige
2
: the condition of a person or thing in the eyes of the law
3
: state or condition with respect to circumstances
the status of the negotiations
Synonyms
Examples of status in a Sentence
They want to maintain the city's status as a major tourist attraction.
He wants to improve his status in the community.
people of different social and economic statuses
She married a man of status and wealth.
This job brings with it a measure of status.
They sought asylum and were given refugee status by the government.
They are still considered refugees. Their statuses have not changed.
Recent Examples on the Web
The undamaged ballots were set to be processed on Monday, and voters who cast their ballots between Saturday at 3:30 p.m. and Monday at 3 a.m. PT could call to check on the status of their ballot.
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
Cyber defenders should also perform daily health checks to validate agent-to-device connection status.
—Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Election officials in Vancouver, Washington, are encouraging voters to check the status of their absentee ballots after an arsonist lit a ballot drop box on fire on Monday morning, damaging hundreds of ballots one week before Election Day.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The interim status for city clerk/recorder will last until a municipal election can be held in 2026 for city clerk.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2024
Cyber defenders should also perform daily health checks to validate agent-to-device connection status.
—Dewayne Hart, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Election officials in Vancouver, Washington, are encouraging voters to check the status of their absentee ballots after an arsonist lit a ballot drop box on fire on Monday morning, damaging hundreds of ballots one week before Election Day.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
The interim status for city clerk/recorder will last until a municipal election can be held in 2026 for city clerk.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Status.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/status. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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status
noun
sta·tus
ˈstā-təs, ˈsta- 
1
a
: the condition of a person or a thing in the eyes of the law
b
: position or rank in relation to others
2
: the current state of affairs
Etymology
Latin, mode or condition of being, from stare to stand
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