as in hierarchies
a scheme of rank or order
their team placed third on the tournament ladder
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Recent Examples of ladders
Another approach on two ladders was also aborted, and a drone was sent up in their stead.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The all-electric vehicles are equipped with shotguns, shields and ladders and additional battery capacity to better handle the demands of a police department, McMahill said.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
The contestants then had to compete in a physically taxing challenge that involved pushing a heavy cart along a bumpy path, stacking sand bags, climbing ladders, knocking discs off poles, and then finally knocking down four bamboo targets.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Cheng likes to build muni bond ladders, which means staggering the maturity dates of multiple bonds.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Another 13 people were injured, according to Tufton, most after falling from ladders or roofs while trying to prepare for the storm.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The second urges a yes vote for a charter amendment that would allow the city council to fashion administrative citations, or non-criminal fine ladders for ordinance violations.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
The responders entered up interior stairs and ground ladders, DFS said.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
At an elementary school in southwest Boise, in the fall of 2020, children in pre-K went to their recess on the playground, laughing and climbing ladders to reach the slide.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Nov. 2025
The all-electric vehicles are equipped with shotguns, shields and ladders and additional battery capacity to better handle the demands of a police department, McMahill said.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2025
The contestants then had to compete in a physically taxing challenge that involved pushing a heavy cart along a bumpy path, stacking sand bags, climbing ladders, knocking discs off poles, and then finally knocking down four bamboo targets.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Cheng likes to build muni bond ladders, which means staggering the maturity dates of multiple bonds.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Another 13 people were injured, according to Tufton, most after falling from ladders or roofs while trying to prepare for the storm.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The second urges a yes vote for a charter amendment that would allow the city council to fashion administrative citations, or non-criminal fine ladders for ordinance violations.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 27 Oct. 2025
The responders entered up interior stairs and ground ladders, DFS said.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
At an elementary school in southwest Boise, in the fall of 2020, children in pre-K went to their recess on the playground, laughing and climbing ladders to reach the slide.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladders
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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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Historically, beauty standards have been used to reinforce social hierarchies and maintain power structures, marginalizing people who don’t fit the societal standards.—
Akilah Sailers,
Essence,
29 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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But there are still other redistricting maps in the works in several other states that could tip the scales in Republicans' favor.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Vesia’s status loomed over the series and hung heavy in the Dodgers’ clubhouse.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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King was one of this year’s honorees, receiving the Crystal Award for Advocacy in Film alongside Akil and Judy Blume for their Netflix series, Forever.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Ladders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladders. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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