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 Customers can build a CD ladder by making separate deposits for each account. — Cnbc Select, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026 Toner was climbing up the NCAA ladder to become the NCAA president; Coppedge was on the NCAA’s TV committee. — Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026 Career Ambition Is Less Tied To Rapid Promotion For many workers, career ambition no longer means climbing the ladder as quickly as possible. — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 As Logano continued his push up the points ladder, teammate Ryan Blaney moved past Ty Gibbs into second in the standings at Richmond. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ladder

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Depending on the club, the hierarchies are still clear, and there might be little overlap between those positions.

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Naked mole rat colonies have a hierarchy that loosely aligns with body size, where only the largest females have a shot at becoming queen—and only the queen reproduces.

— Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026

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And how much of a team’s ranking is based on program history versus the number of returning starters — or perhaps the impact of portal recruits and/or true freshmen?

— Mike Griffith, AJC.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Their bottom-of-the-barrel ranking in sacks, pressure rate, and interceptions could not sit well with a defense-minded head coach.

— Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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But in older adults, the relationship between body weight and health may be more complicated than a number on the scale.

— Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2026
Paramount’s affirmative case is that merging Paramount+ and HBO Max would create a streaming business with the scale to compete with Netflix, Disney and Amazon.

— Joseph M. Singer, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

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