as in hierarchy
a scheme of rank or order
their team placed third on the tournament ladder
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Recent Examples of ladder
In the clip, one bear deftly climbs the ladder leading to the top of the playset, while the other rests on the ground below.
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Facing a three-and-one count, Banda tried to climb the ladder with a 96 mph fastball.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Photo: Interiors by Kat A living area with a ladder up to the roof.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Apr. 2025
Suddenly it is broken by a ladder falling from the sky.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
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Kelli Bender, People.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Facing a three-and-one count, Banda tried to climb the ladder with a 96 mph fastball.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025
Photo: Interiors by Kat A living area with a ladder up to the roof.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 21 Apr. 2025
Suddenly it is broken by a ladder falling from the sky.
—Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ladder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladder
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After long negotiations with Athletic’s hierarchy, Williams signed a three-year contract extension in December 2023, tying him to the club until 2027.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The six full time positions cut from Northwestern Division would include the station hierarchy: the captain, detectives and sergeants.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
4 May 2025
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The above average ranking mostly reflects her defense.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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Epic's focus on the low end of the gaming revenue scale is something of an inverse of Valve's fee structure on Steam.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 May 2025
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An injection of that scale could have dramatically accelerated its global footprint.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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