Thesaurus results for LADDER

ladder

noun

ˈla-dər

Definition of ladder next

as in hierarchy

a scheme of rank or order their team placed third on the tournament ladder

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Recent Examples of ladder Here's a quick look at some of the new rules for 2025: Banned: Tents, tarps, sofas, scaffolding, charcoal barbecue pits, portable toilets of any kind, ladders that have been strapped together. —

Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 27 Jan. 2025 When the water reached his and his wife’s hips, Bright made a makeshift ladder to climb onto the roof. —

Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025 Despite organizations claiming equal hiring practices at entry-level positions, the initial climb up the corporate ladder exposes a glaring gap. —

Kara Dennison, Sphr, Cprw, Ec, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Walker said firefighters entered the building and made multiple rescues by ladders and through the stairwells before the structure began to collapse, forcing fire crews to pull back. —

Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 22 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for ladder

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The researchers also found that social relationships and positions within a communal hierarchy did not affect the rate and frequency at which socially contagious urination occurred.

— Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2025
There’s a hierarchy in the U.S. government’s labels for these organizations.

— Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 30 Jan. 2025