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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
Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
In the more recent rankings, the No. 1 place to take a trip was Ithaca, New York, a roughly 55-mile drive southwest from Syracuse.
—Simone Jasper
july 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2025
The ranking was announced at the West Edge in New York’s Chelsea Market on Tuesday.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Michigan’s class began the day at No. 39 in the composite rankings but has started to pick up steam, particularly on the defensive line.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 24 June 2025
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Noun
With all of that on the go, here's our power ranking to keep you up to speed.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
In the more recent rankings, the No. 1 place to take a trip was Ithaca, New York, a roughly 55-mile drive southwest from Syracuse.
—Simone Jasper
july 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2025
The ranking was announced at the West Edge in New York’s Chelsea Market on Tuesday.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Michigan’s class began the day at No. 39 in the composite rankings but has started to pick up steam, particularly on the defensive line.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranking
Noun
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This sits between Class III (least serious) and Class I (most serious) in the FDA's risk hierarchy.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Maclaren noted that the Babble Effect tends to show up most strongly in unstructured environments without formal hierarchies.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Being picked to join the ranks of her dad's alma mater (Bob even appeared on a 1978 episode) was a dream come true, which made being fired from the show her worst nightmare.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
30 June 2025
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The number of deaths is in keeping with Arkansas' rank among fire deaths nationally.—
Brett Barrouquere,
Arkansas Online,
30 June 2025
Verb
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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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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
Noun
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The evolutionary ladder is meant to be climbed one rung at a time with an organism shedding some traits and gaining others on the way up.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
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Contribution Across Life’s Stages Many organizations still view career paths as a ladder, encouraging employees to climb until they are pushed out or the ladder is inconveniently snatched away.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Is your irritability to the level where your children might notice or your husband might have some comments about the irritability?—
Essence,
Essence,
5 July 2025
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Very few times did hourly levels read 0 ppb, meaning no presence of the gas.—
Tammy Murga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
Noun
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Turning Data Into Insights The scale of operations in large and mid-size companies requires extensive connectivity to support various business functions, communication and data management.—
Ben Verghese,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Over the course of the past year, pilot projects have begun the metamorphosis to commercial scale, generating new partnerships and backing from industry stalwarts, manufacturing experts and forward-thinking brands.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
Noun
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That was partly because Jalen Ramsey for Minkah Fitzpatrick marked the NFL’s first swap in 21 years in which two players changing uniform had each been named an All-Pro at his position.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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At this stage in their careers, Monk is the younger and more dynamic player, but Schroder is a better defender and would fill Sacramento’s need at the point guard position while alleviating the logjam at shooting guard.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 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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An 11-year-old boy from upstate New York died moments after placing a phone call to his mother — after allegedly being shot by his own dad.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranking. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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