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 dinner with the president was a reward for making the leaderboard in a contest to be among the top purchasers of the $TRUMP meme coin, a type of cryptocurrency.
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Slamming the door on tight victories carries a lot of weight in WPA, so the closer sits atop the leaderboard.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Observers were pretty sure the billionaire was leading the pack when the auction’s public leaderboard displayed the username SUN topping the ranks.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Industrials are on the leaderboard in a major way this week, thanks to aerospace and defense stocks breaking out to all-time highs.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 19 May 2025
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Zac Anderson, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Slamming the door on tight victories carries a lot of weight in WPA, so the closer sits atop the leaderboard.
—Aaron Gleeman, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Observers were pretty sure the billionaire was leading the pack when the auction’s public leaderboard displayed the username SUN topping the ranks.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 22 May 2025
Industrials are on the leaderboard in a major way this week, thanks to aerospace and defense stocks breaking out to all-time highs.
—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for leaderboard
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“Leaderboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaderboard. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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