as in hierarchies
a scheme of rank or order
their team placed third on the tournament ladder
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Recent Examples of ladders
Chairs, ladders and other foreign objects would enter the match through the night.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Because the loft was built directly above the entryway, the family had to weave through plastic barriers, ladders and workers to move through the home.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Take safety precautions, such as wearing gloves, using ladders carefully, and protecting plants with tarps.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
In the Somewhere musical, the ladders retract, steam comes out of the grates, and there are wooden floors.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 7 May 2026
At least five residents were rescued from the building with ladders placed up to the balconies, said Des Plaines Fire Department Chief Matt Matzl.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
After half an hour of mat stretches, Mira and two other students climbed onto Swedish ladders, hung with their backs to the wall, and did a set of leg lifts, tapping their feet against their heads.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Those who did make it out of the burning residence can thank quick-thinking good Samaritans who erected portable ladders outside the Belmont Ave.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
But the most spectacular works are the 10- and 11-foot lengths of parchment that dramatize the way medieval architects conceived their spiritual ladders to heaven.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 16 May 2026
Because the loft was built directly above the entryway, the family had to weave through plastic barriers, ladders and workers to move through the home.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Take safety precautions, such as wearing gloves, using ladders carefully, and protecting plants with tarps.
—Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
In the Somewhere musical, the ladders retract, steam comes out of the grates, and there are wooden floors.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 7 May 2026
At least five residents were rescued from the building with ladders placed up to the balconies, said Des Plaines Fire Department Chief Matt Matzl.
—Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026
After half an hour of mat stretches, Mira and two other students climbed onto Swedish ladders, hung with their backs to the wall, and did a set of leg lifts, tapping their feet against their heads.
—Anna Wiener, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Those who did make it out of the burning residence can thank quick-thinking good Samaritans who erected portable ladders outside the Belmont Ave.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
But the most spectacular works are the 10- and 11-foot lengths of parchment that dramatize the way medieval architects conceived their spiritual ladders to heaven.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladders
Noun
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For decades, leadership inside many industries was tied to centralized oversight, direct operational control and rigid hierarchies.—
Mira Tzur,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Throughout the nine tracks, which range from haunting to playful and toy with auto-tune, Malone examines relationship hierarchies and expectations.—
Ilana Kaplan,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Texas dominated many national rankings in the report as well, with the ZIP code encompassing the Dallas suburb of Crandall ranking second on the list and a more urban Dallas ZIP code ranking 10th.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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Tracking free cash flow rather than operating income becomes more important as AI capex scales.—
Jason Kirsch,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Every score is measured at two scales independently and then combined, Geotab says.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
20 May 2026
Noun
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At the Yale University Art Gallery, which is showing the complete series in the photographer’s largest exhibition yet, the images are hung in tall, orderly grids, like a periodic table of the human elements.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Nadal follows the likes of Naomi Osaka, Carlos Alcaraz, Roger Federer and Serena Williams in documenting his career and its end, but he is not listed as a producer on the series.—
Ava Wallace,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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