Thesaurus results for LADDER

ladder

noun

ˈla-dər

Definition of ladder

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 Satya Nadella spent more than two decades climbing the ladder at Microsoft before becoming CEO in 2014. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026 As the two clubs meet on Wednesday night, each on different trajectories in football’s world of snakes and ladders, that question remains. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 There have been broader concerns in France that the country's education system is losing ground to other countries and failing in its mission to enable children from disadvantaged backgrounds to move up the social ladder. — ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026 Investors could create a TIPS bond ladder with varying maturities, pegged to their income needs over the next decade, for instance. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ladder

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For centuries, Bordeaux sat atop the wine world’s hierarchy, and knowledge of its wines was virtually synonymous with oenophilia.

— Jay McInerney, Air Mail, 17 Oct. 2026
The Argentina defender called out United's hierarchy over its offseason recruitment, with director of football Jason Wilcox the apparent target of his criticism.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

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This discovery establishes a new way to couple mechanical motion and electricity at the smallest scales, opening new possibilities for molecular electronics.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
For military and intelligence agencies, the potential now existed for reconnaissance at a far larger scale than what was possible with high-altitude aircraft.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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