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
Watson shared a 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for discovering that deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a double helix, consisting of two strands that coil around each other to create what resembles a long, gently twisting ladder.
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
The Louvre is said to have once run outdated Windows Server 2003 software and had unguarded rooftop access, something eerily similar to how the recent thieves used an electric ladder to reach a balcony.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Using what was known about biology at the time and X-ray images, the two determined that DNA had a double-helix structure - like a twisted ladder, with each rung made up of a pair of chemicals.
—Reuters, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
After a steady climb up the leadership ladder, Pelosi first won the speaker’s gavel 18 years ago.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025
The Louvre is said to have once run outdated Windows Server 2003 software and had unguarded rooftop access, something eerily similar to how the recent thieves used an electric ladder to reach a balcony.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Using what was known about biology at the time and X-ray images, the two determined that DNA had a double-helix structure - like a twisted ladder, with each rung made up of a pair of chemicals.
—Reuters, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
After a steady climb up the leadership ladder, Pelosi first won the speaker’s gavel 18 years ago.
—Cnn.com, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladder
Noun
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People who are rude or unaware with receptionists can poison your culture, create unnecessary hierarchies, and drive your best people to leave.—
Jessica Neal,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Their excavations revealed no signs of a social hierarchy, such as statues of specific individuals.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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To determine the ranking, Skyscanner looked at destinations with the biggest year-over-year increases in searches to which shows where exactly travelers are most interested in heading to in the upcoming year.—
Celia Fernandez,
CNBC,
8 Nov. 2025
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Manning had the last name, the ranking, and was playing for a storied program.—
Jon Conahan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Organizations that adopt this mindset at scale in the coming years will be the true winners—in the marketplace, within their communities, and even on the battlefield.—
Phil Gilbert,
Fortune,
12 Nov. 2025
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The new letter grades rank each district on an A-F scale and are based on the end-of-year Arkansas Teaching and Learning Assessment System scores from the 2024-25 school year.—
Dmitry Martirosov,
Arkansas Online,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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