as in levels
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 echelons
Still, examples of talented women overcoming gender biases in reaching the upper echelons of the 20th century fine art world are far less numerous than the other way around.
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Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
As high-end restaurants and hotels open up in major cities, the upper echelons of wines are seeing improved sales – even in the face of reduced consumption.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Thousands of its fighters and supporters are dead, the upper echelons of its leadership decimated.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Even among institutions, there are echelons upon echelons.
—Philip Maymin, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The strategy, heavily influenced by John Bolton, his national security adviser at the time, didn't work; Maduro was able to snuff out an amateurish coup by ensuring the upper-echelons of the Venezuelan army stayed loyal.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
At just 22 years of age, Doku still has time to add the killer touch to his game, which would elevate him into the highest echelons of the sport.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
What did Leicester City really expect from a man with sparse managerial experience and a career spent predominantly at the high echelons of the game?
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
While xenophobic violence starts at the highest echelons of the federal government, the Gainesville Independent School District is also complicit.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Chadd Scott, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
As high-end restaurants and hotels open up in major cities, the upper echelons of wines are seeing improved sales – even in the face of reduced consumption.
—Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025
Thousands of its fighters and supporters are dead, the upper echelons of its leadership decimated.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Even among institutions, there are echelons upon echelons.
—Philip Maymin, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
The strategy, heavily influenced by John Bolton, his national security adviser at the time, didn't work; Maduro was able to snuff out an amateurish coup by ensuring the upper-echelons of the Venezuelan army stayed loyal.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
At just 22 years of age, Doku still has time to add the killer touch to his game, which would elevate him into the highest echelons of the sport.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
What did Leicester City really expect from a man with sparse managerial experience and a career spent predominantly at the high echelons of the game?
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
While xenophobic violence starts at the highest echelons of the federal government, the Gainesville Independent School District is also complicit.
—Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Echelons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/echelons. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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