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
Clark had grown into her identity, thriving as her husband climbed the coaching ladder.
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026
With the jet tipped on its side and nearly sheared in half, several people managed to climb out it while a firefighter using a small ladder rescued the last remaining passenger who appeared to be unconscious.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
As smoke billowed from the plane, a firefighter used a small ladder to climb into the aircraft to rescue the remaining passenger, while others shot water out of a hose at the wreckage.
—CBS News, 17 June 2026
Traditional ladders to success are losing their luster.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
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Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 June 2026
With the jet tipped on its side and nearly sheared in half, several people managed to climb out it while a firefighter using a small ladder rescued the last remaining passenger who appeared to be unconscious.
—ABC News, 17 June 2026
As smoke billowed from the plane, a firefighter used a small ladder to climb into the aircraft to rescue the remaining passenger, while others shot water out of a hose at the wreckage.
—CBS News, 17 June 2026
Traditional ladders to success are losing their luster.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 17 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladder
Noun
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According to Reuters, the United States and European Union raised concerns that the resolution could be interpreted as creating a hierarchy among crimes against humanity by treating some atrocities as more serious than others.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
21 June 2026
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The result is a club conceived without the hierarchies that characterize some of its London counterparts—members shaped not by title or industry, but by curiosity and shared sensibility.—
Rachel Ingram,
Robb Report,
21 June 2026
Noun
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The smash has now dominated the 60-space ranking for three consecutive periods.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
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Some are Team Green, some are Team Black, some are neither, and most have done terrible things that this ranking is not meant to endorse.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
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While the scale of the destruction in Boyle Heights doesn’t compare to the 12 lives and thousands of homes lost in the Palisades fire, Angelenos are having flashbacks as toxic smoke hovers over parts of the region.—
Noah Goldberg,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2026
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Nothing makes the scale of Washington more palpable than walking the length of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool.—
Philip Kennicott,
Washington Post,
24 June 2026
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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