as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
jobs in the upper echelons of the company pay quite well indeed
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Recent Examples of echelon
But as some in the upper echelons of Silicon Valley began shifting to the right politically, many of the tech industry’s everyday workers have remained liberal — but also increasingly nervous and disillusioned.
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Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Consistently ducking the expectations of indie’s upper echelons — the ones which the band vaulted into with 2015’s My Love Is Cool — has only further affirmed Wolf Alice’s influence and longevity.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 1 May 2025
The top echelon of Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has dissolved into a circle of mutual recrimination and enmity worthy of a Mexican standoff from a Quentin Tarantino film.
—The Editors, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
Both stars have been clearly positioned to enter the upper echelon of WWE stars, too.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
Consistently ducking the expectations of indie’s upper echelons — the ones which the band vaulted into with 2015’s My Love Is Cool — has only further affirmed Wolf Alice’s influence and longevity.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 1 May 2025
The top echelon of Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon has dissolved into a circle of mutual recrimination and enmity worthy of a Mexican standoff from a Quentin Tarantino film.
—The Editors, National Review, 28 Apr. 2025
Both stars have been clearly positioned to enter the upper echelon of WWE stars, too.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for echelon
Noun
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The dueling biplanes from the climax exist on this level, too, even if Gabriel is essentially twirling his moustache and tying a dame to train tracks.—
Paul A. Thompson,
Pitchfork,
30 May 2025
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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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Illinois cities Peoria and Decatur top the ranking in affordability, according to SmartAsset.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
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European countries dominate global rankings of healthcare systems characterized by universal access and defining health as a right rather than a commodity.—
RSM Discovery,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Gutiérrez, who joined Washington’s ranks as an upstart Puerto Rican alderman, has since gravitated toward more establishment positions.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Trump’s budget proposal House Republicans stayed up all night Wednesday to pass their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
22 May 2025
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But the authors found that this advantage when under static compression proved to be a disadvantage when dropping eggs from a height, with the horizontal position emerging as the optimal orientation.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2025
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Delray Beach commissioners and DDA board members may be in a unique position to find and cultivate future board members who represent the aforementioned.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
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Lollapalooza, which began in 1991, notably became the Woodstock for Gen X-ers, Naiman said, a place for community and a diverse set of music.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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These thousands of islands in the South China Sea offer beaches and biodiversity in abundance, a place that U.S. News ranks as the 45th best country in the world.—
Alex Ledsom,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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“Echelon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echelon. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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