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hierarchies

NOUN

order

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pecking order ranking

STRONG

echelons grouping position pyramid scale

WEAK

chain of command due order placing

Example Sentences

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That kind of reimagining is difficult, and threatens established hierarchies and routines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Ilaiyaraaja's mastery of the form helped disrupt those hierarchies.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Those species often have more rigid dominance hierarchies and predictable succession systems.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Could you explain how those actively reproduce class and racial hierarchies?

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Humans, like chimps, have social instincts that enabled our ancestors to form friendships and hierarchies, and to hunt or fight together.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari