as in hierarchy
a series of types of living things in which each one uses the next lower member of the series as a source of food
Sharks eat fish that are lower in the food chain. animals that are at the top of the food chain
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Noun
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When the hierarchy isn’t clear, visitors waste energy figuring out where to go instead of engaging with your content.—
Goran Paun,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025 -
See how far the Packers moved up the league's hierarchy.—
Jim Reineking,
USA Today,
2 Sep. 2025
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Ten small and medium-sized countries are in talks to form a new trade grouping in November.—
Mohammed Sergie,
semafor.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Food chain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/food%20chain. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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