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tier

noun

ˈtir

Definition of tier

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one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic the bottom tier of entrants

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Recent Examples of tier Annual salaries would have risen due to inflation and growing revenues even without the second apron, and the final statistic regarding 30% pay increases doesn’t show that all tiers of players benefitted equally. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Along with the shift from two to three loyalty levels, the carrier is also changing the names of its tiers. — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 This results in notably higher frame rates, particularly on lower-tier cards like Nvidia's RTX 5060 8GB. — Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 In 2021 Antonelli made his single-seater racing debut, competing in the lower-tier Formula 4. — Tushaar Kuthiala, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tier

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Chen said another product category that has taken off is their souvenir merchandise.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
Adenocarcinomas belong to a broader category of lung cancers known as non-small cell lung cancer, which tend to grow more slowly and spread less quickly to other parts of the body.

— Alice Park, Time, 14 Oct. 2026

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The latest salvo is a two-week ad campaign launching Thursday in the Atlanta and Macon markets, the first broadcast buy of its kind for the caucus.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Non-essential workers—executives, administrators, management of all kinds—disappeared into Zoom en masse across the country.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026

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