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
There are various approaches, including using a ladder, extendable poles, magnetic window cleaners, and robotic cleaners, and safety is a top priority.
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Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
This was doubly true for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, who hoped to use their educational credentials to catapult themselves up the class ladder.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Generations of young professionals were taught to go to college, get a 9-5 job, and climb the corporate ladder.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 15 May 2026
That ladder is now being rewritten.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Hiranmayi Srinivasan, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 May 2026
This was doubly true for students from disadvantaged backgrounds, who hoped to use their educational credentials to catapult themselves up the class ladder.
—Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
Generations of young professionals were taught to go to college, get a 9-5 job, and climb the corporate ladder.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 15 May 2026
That ladder is now being rewritten.
—Ingmar Rentzhog, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladder
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The descendants of successionists and their admirers attempting to re-establish racial hierarchy in America.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Aubameyang, who at 36 is the oldest player in Marseille’s squad, apologised to Tahri and the club hierarchy.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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Here’s how these six rising sports stars ascended the earnings ranking.—
Brett Knight,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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That ranking is exactly what STOMP is designed to produce.—
Ryan Brennan
May 22,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
Noun
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Local health leadership emphasizes that the sheer scale of preparation required for this global tournament is unprecedented for the city's modern hospitality industry.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The 21st-century fervor about building the first industrial-scale quantum computer, pioneering theoretical physicist Peter Zoller says, is akin to the 20th-century obsession with becoming the first to conquer Mount Everest.—
Zeeya Merali,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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