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
Indeed, even since 2020 the shift in wealth has been heavily towards those at the upper end of the income ladder.
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
At the time of his arrest, Scott had an open warrant for skipping court in a 2022 burglary case, in which he was accused of breaking into his mother’s apartment building with two other men and stealing items including a ladder.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
From there, two of the thieves slinked up the ladder to smash a window that leads to the Galerie d’Apollon on the museum’s second floor.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
Video posted on Facebook shows a tree service worker leaning an extremely tall ladder up to an enormous tree in order to rescue a very talkative — and thankful — black cat.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
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Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
At the time of his arrest, Scott had an open warrant for skipping court in a 2022 burglary case, in which he was accused of breaking into his mother’s apartment building with two other men and stealing items including a ladder.
—Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
From there, two of the thieves slinked up the ladder to smash a window that leads to the Galerie d’Apollon on the museum’s second floor.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 27 Oct. 2025
Video posted on Facebook shows a tree service worker leaning an extremely tall ladder up to an enormous tree in order to rescue a very talkative — and thankful — black cat.
—Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladder
Noun
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However, for executives under pressure to boost productivity at lower costs—and especially for those with a penchant for cutting—the appeal of flattening the hierarchy is obvious.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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At the story’s center is Musashi, a boy raised by dogs at the bottom of society’s hierarchy, who teams up with Kikuchiyo, a shrewd producer, and Leo, an inventive genius, to fight their way to the top.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
29 Oct. 2025
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Here are this week’s rankings, which are not a pure ranking of how good each team is, rather a ranking of the overall feel around the teams, programs and fan bases, the hopes, the dreams, the frustration, the despair … the vibes.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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John Rose, chief risk adviser for ALTOUR, a global travel management company, said Anguilla’s ranking stems from several distinct advantages.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But one trial in Maidstone, Kent, in 1652 stands out for its scale and public fascination.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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The true scale of the killings was confirmed by satellite imagery from Planet Labs, analyzed by the Washington Post.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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