leaderboard
noun
lead·er·board
ˈlē-dər-ˌbȯrd 
: a large board for displaying the ranking of the leaders in a competitive event (such as a golf tournament)
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Kerry Haigh, the chief championships director at the PGA responsible for creating the test, made full use of the severely undulated greens at Aronimink that contributed to the bunched leaderboard, and required control of every shot from tee-to-green.
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The South African golfer has made five of 13 cuts this season, and has not yet cracked the top 25 on the leaderboard.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Uber compounded the dynamic by ranking engineers on internal leaderboards based on Claude Code usage.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Too much bunching on the leaderboard.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
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ABC News, 19 May 2026
The South African golfer has made five of 13 cuts this season, and has not yet cracked the top 25 on the leaderboard.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Uber compounded the dynamic by ranking engineers on internal leaderboards based on Claude Code usage.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
Too much bunching on the leaderboard.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for leaderboard
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“Leaderboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaderboard. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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