as in hierarchy
a scheme of rank or order
their team placed third on the tournament ladder
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Construction in and around the Capitol grounds briefly halted as legislators weaved between ladders and stepped around debris, asking about crowd management at the new entrances and the materials used to replace the Historic Capitol roof.
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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In the corporate world, climbing the ladder has traditionally been seen as the ultimate goal.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The imaginary bond between these two artists becomes tighter throughout the exhibition investigating the theme of the ladder and using the shoes as extensions of the body or a form of constraint, like the row of shoes facing the wall collected by Ruggieri.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
So during his rehab, Verlander instinctively came to understand the effort level required to throw 83, 83.5, 84, right up the ladder.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
Top 4 Ways To Secure a Promotion Within 6 Months
By
Alice Gibbs
Senior Life and Trends Reporter
Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member
news article
0
In the corporate world, climbing the ladder has traditionally been seen as the ultimate goal.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 22 Feb. 2025
The imaginary bond between these two artists becomes tighter throughout the exhibition investigating the theme of the ladder and using the shoes as extensions of the body or a form of constraint, like the row of shoes facing the wall collected by Ruggieri.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2025
So during his rehab, Verlander instinctively came to understand the effort level required to throw 83, 83.5, 84, right up the ladder.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladder
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According to Maslow’s theory of the hierarchy of needs, national cultures and ethnic backgrounds vary yet the underlying logic of consumption is fundamentally similar; people's basic consumption needs are consistent.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Bergoglio was consecrated into the priesthood as a Jesuit, a religious order explicitly averse to moving up within the ranks of the church hierarchy.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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By Emma Whitford and Matt Schifrin, Forbes Staff Forbes College Financial Grades are designed to assess a private not-for-profit college’s operational soundness and balance sheet health using the following nine measures (Click here for the full ranking).—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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His look landed the No. 1 spot for menswear on THR’s red carpet power rankings with Launchmetrics, earning $1.6 million in media impact value for Chrome Hearts.—
Carol McColgin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
6 Mar. 2025
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This significant sum is still nowhere near the scale of the cuts Republicans apparently want to make.—
Nicole Huberfeld,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2025
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Amazon’s fulfillment centers exemplify this transformation at scale, with over 750,000 mobile robots worldwide navigating complex environments to retrieve items.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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