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 Southeast Asia is riding an investment boom, as a surge in chip exports pushes economies like Vietnam and the Philippines up the World Bank’s income ladder, as defined by the World Bank. — Sam Beltran, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026 Video footage released by Romania's intelligence service showed a person climbing the ladder of a building's fire escape, followed by brief flashes and flames engulfing a building. — Stephen McGrath, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2026 With does everywhere around his ladder stand, Ferriman noticed movement on a trail and quickly realized the huge non-typical buck was headed toward his mineral site. — Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 28 Oct. 2026 Video footage released by the intelligence service showed a person climbing the ladder of a building’s fire escape, followed by brief flashes and flames engulfing a building. — Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ladder

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Noun

Huang had an extraordinary 60 direct reports, as part of a flat structure that favored fast communication over layered hierarchies.

— Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2026
News of the club’s hierarchy meeting in Monaco on Wednesday to recommend replacing Carrick created an unnecessary saga that dragged the club legend through the wringer.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of hierarchy

Noun

The top five cities in WalletHub’s ranking for 2026 are Los Angeles, Boston, New York, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.

— Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
Bishop Moore has climbed the state ranking ladder and is the top seed in 4A with by far the strongest strength of schedule for that class.

— Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of ranking

Noun

For local investors, that means there is the ability to build a portfolio at a smaller scale and hold the assets for cash flow, or aggregate more than $10 million in assets and seek a portfolio premium when selling to institutional capital.

— Kevin Williams, CNBC, 14 Nov. 2026
Those injuries certainly haven’t been confined to the offense, but the scale on that side of the ball has been staggering.

— Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 14 Nov. 2026

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