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as in hierarchies
a scheme of rank or order
in the ordering of crimes, ripping the tags off upholstered furniture should rank fairly low
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Relevance
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as in sequences
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
the ordering of the children in the procession was according to height
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Noun
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Flattened hierarchies also disrupt traditional career progression in ways that are only beginning to surface in the data.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Its mission was to upset hierarchies, not reinforce them, and few things were more offensive to comedians than bootlicking.—
Robert Lynch,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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Yes, the fight sequences are visceral and unflinching, but Atkins and MacPherson are more interested in what happens outside the octagon — specifically, the domestic life of Patton James.—
Sean Sennett,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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The Badgers scored first, too, with Buffalo Sabres seventh-rounder Vasily Zelenov attacking on one of those sequences through neutral ice.—
Scott Wheeler,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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Texas dominated many national rankings in the report as well, with the ZIP code encompassing the Dallas suburb of Crandall ranking second on the list and a more urban Dallas ZIP code ranking 10th.—
Faith Bugenhagen,
Austin American Statesman,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cobweb guitar melodies trace the room, crossing paths with spare, weary string arrangements.—
Joshua Minsoo Kim,
Pitchfork,
13 Apr. 2026
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The readings’ music direction and arrangements are by Rob Berman.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2026
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At one point, eight tower ladders surrounded the building, shooting water onto the inferno from all directions, limiting the flames from spreading to other buildings.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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In the analog era, workers replaced the numbers on reader boards multiple times a day, occasionally from high up on ladders.—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
11 Apr. 2026
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“Orderings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderings. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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