as in ladders
a scheme of rank or order
honesty sits at the top of my hierarchy of values
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Recent Examples of hierarchies
Scholars have highlighted the ways in which Jim Crow informed the Nuremberg Laws, yet German colonial rule in Africa produced anti-miscegenation regulations and racial hierarchies that predate the Nazi period.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Networks of competence are prioritized ahead of hierarchies of authority.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Tillmans frequently displays his work tacked or taped directly to the gallery wall, interspersed with postcards, ink-jet prints, and magazine clippings, calling into question typical hierarchies of scale and subject matter and pointing out the photos’ materiality.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 May 2026
Throughout the nine tracks, which range from haunting to playful and toy with auto-tune, Malone examines relationship hierarchies and expectations.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
New social hierarchies emerged.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Setting recent works among older ones is an effective element of LACMA’s overall plan to shed outworn hierarchies.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The platform analyzes job titles, compensation levels, hierarchies, and experience requirements to group roles into logical pay grades and career progressions.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
This one-level museum eschews traditional museological hierarchies.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
The New Yorker, New Yorker, 8 June 2026
Networks of competence are prioritized ahead of hierarchies of authority.
—Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 31 May 2026
Tillmans frequently displays his work tacked or taped directly to the gallery wall, interspersed with postcards, ink-jet prints, and magazine clippings, calling into question typical hierarchies of scale and subject matter and pointing out the photos’ materiality.
—News Desk, Artforum, 26 May 2026
Throughout the nine tracks, which range from haunting to playful and toy with auto-tune, Malone examines relationship hierarchies and expectations.
—Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
New social hierarchies emerged.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Apr. 2026
Setting recent works among older ones is an effective element of LACMA’s overall plan to shed outworn hierarchies.
—Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The platform analyzes job titles, compensation levels, hierarchies, and experience requirements to group roles into logical pay grades and career progressions.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2026
This one-level museum eschews traditional museological hierarchies.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hierarchies
Noun
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In the meantime, the Detroit firefighters used ladders to reach people who could not get outside through the hallways.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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The ladders across the Khumbu Icefall, which are carefully fixed by Sherpas to help climbers navigate the most treacherous section of the climb, had already been dismantled, according to one mountaineering company.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
Noun
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Texas dominated many national rankings in the report as well, with the ZIP code encompassing the Dallas suburb of Crandall ranking second on the list and a more urban Dallas ZIP code ranking 10th.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
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The move drew criticism from progressive and Hispanic Democrats who argued the DCCC was unfairly trying to tip the scales in the race.—
Mathew Miranda
June 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Klum's dress was studded with crystals, which, from afar, resembled the scales on a mermaid's tail.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
8 June 2026
Noun
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Dubón’s three-run home run in the third inning sent the Braves to a 7-3 win over the Blue Jays at Truist Park, giving the Braves yet another series victory.—
Chad Bishop,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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Wembanyama, one of the marquee stars of this series, was his usual disruptive presence in the paint defensively but struggled to make a larger impact elsewhere.—
Alejandro Avila,
FOXNews.com,
4 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Hierarchies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hierarchies. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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