leaderboard
noun
lead·er·board
ˈlē-dər-ˌbȯrd 
: a large board for displaying the ranking of the leaders in a competitive event (such as a golf tournament)
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The last 10 games have essentially turned into a tanking leaderboard, and the race to the bottom is brutally tight.
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Over the last three years, Wrigley ranks as the third-best pitchers’ park, according to Statcast’s Park Factor leaderboard, ahead of only San Diego’s Petco Park and Seattle’s T-Mobile Park.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Right now, the beloved Center City landmark sits in the eighth spot on the voting leaderboard, behind fellow Pennsylvania nominee Lancaster Central Market, which currently ranks sixth.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
This left Morin alone on the walleye leaderboard at the end of the derby — even though, as one Facebook user noted, there were more than 2,500 fishermen participating.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
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C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2026
Over the last three years, Wrigley ranks as the third-best pitchers’ park, according to Statcast’s Park Factor leaderboard, ahead of only San Diego’s Petco Park and Seattle’s T-Mobile Park.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
Right now, the beloved Center City landmark sits in the eighth spot on the voting leaderboard, behind fellow Pennsylvania nominee Lancaster Central Market, which currently ranks sixth.
—Frederick Sutton Sinclair, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
This left Morin alone on the walleye leaderboard at the end of the derby — even though, as one Facebook user noted, there were more than 2,500 fishermen participating.
—Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Leaderboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaderboard. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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