1
as in senility
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in privilege
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of seniority
Cultivate a collective owner's mindset that transcends job title, department and seniority.
—
Dr. Monika Sumra, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Among its grievances, the union is seeking access to safe, clean bathrooms and clearer employee seniority lists, and is concerned with issues like rerouting of trucks, member productivity and terminations.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 May 2025
By their 50s, many Gen Xers expected to be earning their highest salaries, gaining seniority, maybe even paying off a mortgage.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2025
By the end of the 1940s, union contracts ensured that workers got paid vacations and holidays, health insurance, and seniority rights.
— Made By History, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seniority
Dr. Monika Sumra, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Among its grievances, the union is seeking access to safe, clean bathrooms and clearer employee seniority lists, and is concerned with issues like rerouting of trucks, member productivity and terminations.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 May 2025
By their 50s, many Gen Xers expected to be earning their highest salaries, gaining seniority, maybe even paying off a mortgage.
—Catherine Baab, Quartz, 22 Apr. 2025
By the end of the 1940s, union contracts ensured that workers got paid vacations and holidays, health insurance, and seniority rights.
— Made By History, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for seniority
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seniority
Noun
-
As populations’ median ages continue to rise — and the future looks increasingly hazardous for all age groups — more movies are touching on senility, dementia, elder abuse and other topics that not long ago rarely got any screen airing.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
-
Salles doesn’t clarify his viewpoint until the end, when Eunice ages into senility.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
But here the focus is on a Black family grappling both with the burdens and privileges of a father’s unique legacy and the difficulty of adapting to changing times and new frontiers of political struggle.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
-
Calling the pressure of ending the 18-game losing streak a privilege, López led the Twins to a 3-1 victory in the wild-card opener against Toronto and followed it with a dominant seven innings in Houston for a second-round win.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
Noun
-
Gallegos recommends investors consider investment grade credits in the BBB class, between one and five years in terms of maturity (the average maturity is approximately three years), and where yields are near 5%.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
2 June 2025
-
He’s gained maturity and perspective by going through hell and back a couple times on the way to getting clean and sober; and he’s developed even more of both via fatherhood and, more recently, grandfatherhood.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
1 June 2025
Noun
-
On June 11, the moon will reach its peak in the outspoken sign of Sagittarius, where the need for truth and transparency takes precedence.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
6 June 2025
-
Over time, these systems are expected to blend, with generalist solutions taking precedence due to their adaptability and scalability, while specialized agents will still hold value in domains where precision is critical.—
Egor Pushkin,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Noun
-
But in his dotage, the transition may have come early as younger, more progressive staffers tied to Democrats who likely could not have won the 2020 presidential election operated with limited supervision.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
-
The heroes of the team are now in their dotage so the time to strike again is here and now.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Even if this accountability is a product of a certain place and time, and even if others deserve it more, our prerogative as a superpower is to demand it.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
-
Supporters of the move argue the department is an example of bloated federal bureaucracy and that its functions should be the prerogative of states, rather than the federal government.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
But multiple Republicans in the Senate, where the party holds a slim majority, have balked at its effects on the deficit, as well as several major proposals in the legislation that would result in millions of Americans losing access to Medicaid coverage.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
-
Or suppose that a political crisis exposes the gap between government policy and the will of the majority of the Israeli public.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
Noun
-
As long as the world remains fixated on the Jews and Israel, Islamists and their allies can use their overwhelming numbers (and, yes, their financial superiority) to flood the zone with demonizing propaganda and portray themselves as the good guys.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
-
The company reports that comparative tests consistently confirm its superiority over traditional elastomers, especially after aggressive industrial processing.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
5 June 2025
Cite this Entry
“Seniority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seniority. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share