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
The manager and infielder, who climbed the same baseball ladder from the Gulf Coast League to Game 7, held for an eternity.
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The Native campers do not come with a ladder but should be easy enough to high-step into or access via small step ladder, stool, or even a sturdy cargo box or cooler.
—New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
Cheng likes to build muni bond ladders, which means staggering the maturity dates of multiple bonds.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Even though music drove the culture, the business of music was still considered the lowest rung of the entertainment ladder.
—Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025
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Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
The Native campers do not come with a ladder but should be easy enough to high-step into or access via small step ladder, stool, or even a sturdy cargo box or cooler.
—New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
Cheng likes to build muni bond ladders, which means staggering the maturity dates of multiple bonds.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Even though music drove the culture, the business of music was still considered the lowest rung of the entertainment ladder.
—Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 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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Category 5 is the highest ranking on the hurricane center's Saffir Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, reserved for hurricanes with winds of 157 mph or greater.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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The Miami Hurricanes’ 26-20 overtime loss to the SMU Mustangs on Saturday unsurprisingly resulted in a massive drop in their ranking in the AP top 25 poll.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The children also broke a weight scale, threw sports equipment throughout the room and stole several items.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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