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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
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
The Fortune 500 is the sum of its parts, so its overall headcount fluctuates as companies join and drop off of the ranking.
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Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
Dr. Gisele C. Shorter,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
This ranking profiles 10 Istanbul and Ankara practices that consistently deliver results worth the transatlantic flight, with the hair transplant Turkey vs USA cost gap remaining the single biggest reason American patients keep boarding planes.
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Ascend Agency,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
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Noun
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.
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Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
The Fortune 500 is the sum of its parts, so its overall headcount fluctuates as companies join and drop off of the ranking.
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Claire Zillman,
Fortune,
19 June 2026
Verb
Connecticut spends more per student on public education than almost any other state, roughly $22,700 per pupil on average, ranking in the top five states for per-pupil state spending.
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Dr. Gisele C. Shorter,
Hartford Courant,
19 June 2026
This ranking profiles 10 Istanbul and Ankara practices that consistently deliver results worth the transatlantic flight, with the hair transplant Turkey vs USA cost gap remaining the single biggest reason American patients keep boarding planes.
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Ascend Agency,
Denver Post,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranking
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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.
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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.
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Indiana, Missouri, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin rank among the states with the most jackpot-winning tickets.
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To survive and grow, more wealth management firms are chasing the surging ranks of the extremely wealthy and their more profitable accounts.
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That’s because Star Man, aka the guy who is rating the restaurant, will be there.
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Ultimately, this mayo was rather divisive, with tasters either rating it very high or very low.
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The team began sorting through possible origins for this high-energy neutrino particle by acting like cosmic forensic detectives, classifying the detection of the particle as a crime scene and hunting for potential clues that point toward a culprit.
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Researchers debuted an inventory for classifying apocalyptic belief, comprising anthropogenic causality, theogenic causality, imminence, personal control, and the question of whether the end is a good or bad thing.
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For decades, career success involved climbing the ladder, accepting the promotion, taking on more responsibility and moving upward.
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These are ideas that confer status on the affluent while imposing costs on people further down the socioeconomic ladder.
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Downtown Sacramento businesses remain skeptical that the state’s July return-to-office mandate affecting roughly 95,000 employees will actually materialize, even as foot traffic sits at 85% of April 2019 levels and local leaders rethink the urban core’s heavy reliance on office space.
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Dybantsa was in a heated race against Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer to be the top pick as all three are projected to make immediate impacts at the professional level.
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The system has long been mired in controversy, including exam paper leaks and technical failures, placing a crushing burden on students, and financial strain on families investing everything in their children for a promise that can often appear fragile.
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The game plan in a modern Feeney game revolves around strategically placing the elders in the batting lineup to avoid having two quick strikeouts or slow runners on base.
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Unlike standalone projects developed individually, Lightshift is grouping the installations into a larger portfolio.
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The Batch Zero framework aims to speed up the study process by grouping qualified projects of at least 75 MW into one study so ERCOT can assess demand, allocate grid capacity and identify transmission upgrades.
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“Ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranking. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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