Sort and Tier

Sort

Sort noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Tier and sort are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tier" instead a noun "Sort".

Nearby Words: sorted, sorting, sorter

Tier noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.

Usage example: the bottom tier of entrants

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Sort and tier are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Sort" instead a noun "Tier".

Nearby Words: tiered, tiering

good	good sort	good tier
high	high sort	high tier
rare	rare sort	rare tier
special	special sort	special tier
Other adjectives: best, particular, similar, typical, common, specific, regular, certain, standard, powerful, new, heroic, highest, basic, different.

Generally, the upper-tier powers in the 'verse are not adverse to doing things themselves (except for the top-tier Powers, most of whom have an Obstructive Code of Conduct of some sort).

Source: Conservation Of Ninjutsu / Literature
Then there's Terezi loving dragons and Tavros liking fairies (and since god tier trolls possess wings, they're sort of fairies as well) and Feferi being an actual princess.

Source: Fairytale Motifs
For bonus points, she has reached god tier and has the insectoid wings that come with it, meaning she literally is a fairy of a sort.

Source: Exposition Fairy

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