tier
Example Sentences
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The now 18-team Big Ten added Maryland and Rutgers in 2014 so their Big Ten Network would run on the basic cable tier in large media markets Washington and New York.
But in California, Porter has pressed on and remains in the top tier of the crowded gubernatorial field.
From Los Angeles Times
"No tier four was readily available and the high demand for such beds is a national issue," said James Marsland, prosecuting.
From BBC
Mr. Hunter is unquestionably among the first tier of American playwrights, and his crystalline works are bountiful gifts to actors, in this case particularly the superlative Paul Sparks.
Putting Univision on a higher-priced tier also would have cut into subscriber revenues, as the fees the networks received are based on the number of customers paying for the higher-priced tier.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.