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also peck order
as in hierarchy
the way in which people or things in a group or organization are placed in a series of levels with different importance or status
As an assistant manager, he was pretty low in the company's pecking order.
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Recent Examples of pecking order
After that, the quarterback pecking order has been rather mixed.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Yildiz hadn’t scored for Juve since the derby win against Torino on January 11, a period of well over two months, and had fallen down the pecking order under Motta towards the end.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Yet Yildiz has fallen down the pecking order at Juve, and has only scored four goals and provided two assists from 28 games in Serie A this season.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The first is the onset of new regulations in 2026, which will reset the pecking order.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Yildiz hadn’t scored for Juve since the derby win against Torino on January 11, a period of well over two months, and had fallen down the pecking order under Motta towards the end.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Yet Yildiz has fallen down the pecking order at Juve, and has only scored four goals and provided two assists from 28 games in Serie A this season.
—Emmet Gates, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
The first is the onset of new regulations in 2026, which will reset the pecking order.
—Sahil Kapur, NBC News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pecking order
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After long negotiations with Athletic’s hierarchy, Williams signed a three-year contract extension in December 2023, tying him to the club until 2027.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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The six full time positions cut from Northwestern Division would include the station hierarchy: the captain, detectives and sergeants.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2025
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Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
4 May 2025
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Despite the team losing the top spot in The Athletic’s most recent power rankings, playing the adjusted run line for the Dodgers remains one of my favorite bets in baseball.—
The Athletic,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Pecking order.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pecking%20order. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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