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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
Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026
In the wake of the U18 worlds, an almost-unbelievable NHL Draft Lottery and the release of his May top 64 ranking for the 2026 NHL Draft, submit your questions for prospects writer Scott Wheeler’s upcoming mailbag.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Survivor host Jeff Probst spoke about Fairplay in a 2005 interview with Entertainment Weekly, ranking Pearl Islands the third best series of the show (out of nine seasons at the time).
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
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Noun
Under the previous system, management awarded the company as a whole a ranking for its yearly performance that set the total size of the bonus pool for business units.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 6 May 2026
In the wake of the U18 worlds, an almost-unbelievable NHL Draft Lottery and the release of his May top 64 ranking for the 2026 NHL Draft, submit your questions for prospects writer Scott Wheeler’s upcoming mailbag.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 6 May 2026
Verb
This ice cream also split the editors, with a little less than half of them ranking it very low at a 1 and the other half ranking it very high, at a 4 or 5.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 15 May 2026
Survivor host Jeff Probst spoke about Fairplay in a 2005 interview with Entertainment Weekly, ranking Pearl Islands the third best series of the show (out of nine seasons at the time).
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranking
Noun
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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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Smith has been bumped down to the college ranks.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The skill that earned you the promotion is now the skill capping your rise to the executive ranks.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Verb
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There's an emerging market for concierge and longevity clinics, where physicians are offering unregulated peptides by classifying them as supplements rather than as drugs to enhance specific functions rather than treat disease.—
Teresa Maalouf,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2026
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But as other reality-TV subgenres similarly flourished over the two-plus decades since, the Emmys responded by micro-classifying the shows and pushing most of them to the Creative Arts ceremony.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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In other Western countries, many feel resigned to a lifetime of renting with little hope of following their parents and grandparents’ footsteps up the property ladder.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The Wall Street wine guys of the eighties, now elderly, seem to be pulling the ladder up behind them.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Evidencing at every level the way culture and biology interact, music gives the lie to this false binary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Officials said the move would return troop levels in Europe to those seen in 2021.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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In Friday’s Club Sportico column, four reporters watched all 32 videos from this year’s drop, rating each from 0-10.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
15 May 2026
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Before Michelin, Forbes has been rating and reviewing North Carolina restaurants for years, honoring top luxury hotels and restaurants.—
Drew Jackson,
Charlotte Observer,
13 May 2026
Verb
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Rather than grouping artists around a theme, curator Miguel Rodez invited each participant to work within the circular format while maintaining their own visual language.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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One approach is to organize agendas more intentionally, grouping high-interest items separately and allocating more time where community impact is greatest.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
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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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“Ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranking. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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