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as in hierarchy
a scheme of rank or order
in one ranking of the best places to live, San Francisco surpassed all the other cities in the U.S.
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as in rank
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
the President's ranking in the polls is at its highest level since he took office
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as in being
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes
my favorite pitcher ranks first in the league for number of consecutive outs
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as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type
most critics would rank him among our best actors
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Recent Examples of ranking
Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
Southlake Carroll holds a Perfect Game No. 9 national ranking, and is also ranked by PG as the No. 1 team in Texas.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
This week’s top 20 high school softball rankings of Southland teams from CalHiSports.com.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Recent rankings also show that the state’s capital is a prime destination for retirees.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Thanks to his new entry, Royce amasses 36 top 10s on Tropical Airplay, breaking a tie with Jerry Rivera for the fourth-most overall since the ranking launched in 1994.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
Southlake Carroll holds a Perfect Game No. 9 national ranking, and is also ranked by PG as the No. 1 team in Texas.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2025
This week’s top 20 high school softball rankings of Southland teams from CalHiSports.com.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Recent rankings also show that the state’s capital is a prime destination for retirees.
—Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranking
Noun
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However, New Zealand’s status atop the OFC hierarchy since Australia joined the Asian Football Confederation in 2006 meant that completing the qualification process was a simple act of meeting expectations.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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The idea is to implement its data throughout the organization, including with a chief soccer officer, should Sporting ultimately elect to attempt to hire one to sit atop the roster hierarchy.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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The goal showed the intelligence of Lyon’s players, but also the X factor present in their ranks.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Ord continued his service in the regular army after the war at the permanent rank of brigadier general.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday against the popular Netflix dating show, classifying its stars as employees and accusing the program of several labor violations.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
13 Dec. 2024
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Those deaths aren't counted in our statistics, and that's primarily because of the difficulty in classifying those deaths in a disaster.—
Melody Schreiber,
NPR,
13 Dec. 2024
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Hilton said he was compelled to run by his ability to climb the economic ladder after his family immigrated to the United Kingdom and his fears that this is no longer possible in California because Democrats control the state.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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Below is a list of all of them and updates on their climb up the professional ladder.—
Michael Lycklama,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Apr. 2025
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In addition to financial support to address human-wolf conflict, the researchers say wolf recovery in Europe has been made possible by substantial legal protections at the country level and at the E.U. level.—
Olivia Ferrari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Reading scores lag 2 percentage points below 2022 levels and 4 percentage points below 2019 levels.—
K. Dara Hill,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2025
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Neighborhoods that had been cut off for two years suddenly opened up, revealing a picture of hunger and suffering on a shocking scale.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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And indeed, there are few of its peers with the ambition to create art on this scale.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The tight end is clearly the best prospect at his position, and the Patriots don't have a young, starter-worthy option on the roster.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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Those details shared in the second chat included the flight schedules for the F/A-18 Hornets involved in the pending attack on Houthi positions, according to the officials.—
Luis Martinez,
ABC News,
20 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And if the administration is worried about tariffs policy placing short-term inflation pressure on the economy, that would make sense.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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What is not seen in the rendering, but what city leaders say the Plaza’s new owners have raised consistently in meetings, is the possibility of placing a boutique hotel someplace in the interior of the Plaza.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranking. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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