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
Four suspects drove a truck with a powered extendable ladder and stopped on a road near the Seine River on the Louvre’s south side.
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Jennifer Davidson is moving up the ladder at AMPAS and adding oversight of a new digital divison designed to further highlight events at the Academy and its Museum, as well as activities, and personalities, including podcasts, within the organization.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
The changes, along with updates like an independent front suspension and a 50 percent increase in structural rigidity, helped push the Land Cruiser even further up the prestige ladder.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
Two rescue swimmers with the Covington Fire Department entered the river in ice suits and secured the man to a basket that was raised out of the water with a firetruck's ladder.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
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Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
Jennifer Davidson is moving up the ladder at AMPAS and adding oversight of a new digital divison designed to further highlight events at the Academy and its Museum, as well as activities, and personalities, including podcasts, within the organization.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
The changes, along with updates like an independent front suspension and a 50 percent increase in structural rigidity, helped push the Land Cruiser even further up the prestige ladder.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2026
Two rescue swimmers with the Covington Fire Department entered the river in ice suits and secured the man to a basket that was raised out of the water with a firetruck's ladder.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladder
Noun
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But talking about identity has ever-shifting rules and hierarchies that amount to bear-traps that can spring at any time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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Would another defeat at Spurs change the hierarchy’s view on his position?—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Jets’ ranking fell from 21st in 2023 to 29th in 2024.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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The highest ranking of those, Hepp, was accused of not ensuring staff members were properly trained on the prison's policies and procedures – including documenting when a resident's water is turned off and meals are missed.—
Kelli Arseneau,
jsonline.com,
12 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Mass shootings are rare in Canada, a country with much stricter gun laws than the US, and school shootings of this scale are almost unheard of.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The company’s forestry arm has planted more than one billion trees, underscoring a scale of stewardship rarely matched in private ownership.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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