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 league presents a taste of professional baseball — one with a shorter season and a focus on instruction — before players are moved to Low-A Delmarva to start their climb up the minor league ladder in hopes of making it to the major leagues.
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Single and Double Loft rooms have upper beds, reachable by a ladder.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The couple saw the man take their ladder and at first mistook him for their gardener, later realizing that wasn’t the case, according to prosecutors.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
In the end, Naomi capitalized on a golden opportunity by pushing both Bliss and Ripley off the ladder and sending them crashing to the mat.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Jacob Calvin Meyer, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
Single and Double Loft rooms have upper beds, reachable by a ladder.
—Everett Potter, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
The couple saw the man take their ladder and at first mistook him for their gardener, later realizing that wasn’t the case, according to prosecutors.
—Sara Schilling, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2025
In the end, Naomi capitalized on a golden opportunity by pushing both Bliss and Ripley off the ladder and sending them crashing to the mat.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladder
Noun
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That tells me something about my hierarchy of relationships.—
Merve Emre,
New Yorker,
17 June 2025
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And with a family built on hierarchy, and with her on the way to being queen consort, there was going to be people or bodies left in the street.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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Michigan’s class began the day at No. 39 in the composite rankings but has started to pick up steam, particularly on the defensive line.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
24 June 2025
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Here is what is new at the 2025 BMW Championship: Because only the top 50 golfers in the FedEx Cup rankings will participate in the championship, there is no cut, which ensures that the entire field – barring a withdrawal – will stick around until Sunday’s final round.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
23 June 2025
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The scale of the Houthis’ remaining arsenal in Yemen remains a mystery, following a monthslong campaign of U.S. airstrikes, but they are constrained by de-escalation deals with Washington and Riyadh.—
Lina Khatib,
Time,
19 June 2025
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In a concerted hostile action, Moscow could cut or destroy these cables at scale.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2025
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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