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hierarchical

[hahy-uh-rahr-ki-kuhl, hahy-rahr-] / ˌhaɪ əˈrɑr kɪ kəl, haɪˈrɑr- /
ADJECTIVE
characteristic of a ranked order
Synonyms
STRONGEST
hierarchic
STRONG
WEAK
Antonyms


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“Every day there’s quite literally new agents that are being created, and almost at every tier of the hierarchical structure,” Trkay said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

“I had been under this societal understanding that hierarchical love, placing one partner above everything else, was the ultimate romantic expression. I could name hundreds of movies that brought that up,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

These include word order preferences, such as whether verbs come before or after objects, and hierarchical structures, such as how grammatical relationships are marked within sentences.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

This is how deeply hierarchical and authoritarian institutions function.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2026

It eats up the surplus of consumable goods, and it helps to preserve the special mental atmosphere that a hierarchical society needs.

From "1984" by George Orwell



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