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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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2
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
Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
But 1-2 also works as a ranking, as in first and second.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
While Ford spokesman Mark Truby said there are no quotas on ranking employees, Farley does challenge managers to raise the bar on expectations.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, a list that’s been compiled by a British media company for nearly a quarter-century, has just announced its inaugural ranking of North America’s 50 Best Restaurants.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
But 1-2 also works as a ranking, as in first and second.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
In the following days, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets and the parliament building in Kathmandu was set on fire, along with the homes of high-ranking politicians.
—Connor Greene, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
While Ford spokesman Mark Truby said there are no quotas on ranking employees, Farley does challenge managers to raise the bar on expectations.
—Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 2 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranking
Noun
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For boys to feel freed from this hierarchy, change needs to happen at every level, from homes and classrooms to community centers and government buildings, and most especially within the technology industry.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
8 Oct. 2025
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Each piece was weathered and color-coded to signal hierarchy and purpose, grounding the film’s grand concept of a migrating Earth into reality.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Jets, Patriots, Vikings Pittsburgh’s pass defense has been a weakness this season (the Steelers rank 25th in success rate against the pass), but the team has a couple of get-right games looming.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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With agency closures stretching to a week, Democrats anticipate that the GOP rank-and-file will become more willing to negotiate an extension of expiring ACA subsidies that would help end the shutdown.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Forecasters give Sherrill an advantage, with both the Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball classifying the race as Leans Democrat.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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One example is neuron selectivity in neural networks for classifying images.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For a select few who successfully climb the corporate ladder, becoming CEO also lands there.—
Carolyn Dewar,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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This chic blanket ladder holds up to three of your coziest blankets, plus your purse and a few hats thanks to the top hooks.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
7 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For kitties, there are three suction levels to handle cats with both thick and thin coats.—
Christine Persaud,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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By the time the five members of Tomorrow X Together (TXT for short) appear, not from the stage but through the pit doors, weaving past the barricades and into the sea of fans, the noise has swelled to seismic levels.—
Crystal Bell,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Both Robinson and McBride were net-rating kings for the Knicks last season — McBride during the regular season and Robinson in the playoffs — but neither jostled through many lineups.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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The two big banks on the list, Citigroup and Bank of America , both have yields above 2% and about 60% of the analysts covering the stocks rating them a buy.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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To cope, Chinese companies have turned more to grouping large numbers of less efficient, often homegrown, chips together to achieve similar computing capabilities.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Create a neutral fall display by grouping elegant white and pale-orange pumpkins.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Experiment with these colors on a minor scale, such as on a statement ceiling or your doors.—
Tessa Cooper,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Oct. 2025
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The trade-offs will be on a different scale.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranking. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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