1
as in is
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes
my favorite pitcher ranks first in the league for number of consecutive outs
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as in groups
to arrange or assign according to type
most critics would rank him among our best actors
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as in league
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
this book will someday join the ranks of the world's great novels
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Recent Examples of ranks
Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
The run game ranks at the bottom of the conference and that has impacted the pass attack, where freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele’s numbers have dipped in recent weeks.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Denver ranks second with 61 behind the Jaguars and first in yards against at 575.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
Kings guard DeMar DeRozan, a future Hall of Famer who ranks 25th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, agreed with Schroder’s assessment.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Yet, an annual ranking of global markets still ranks Miami as the riskiest in the world.
—Tom Hudson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
The list of 100 large employers ranks Hilton, Cisco, and American Express at the top.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Garrett ranks among the NFL’s leaders in pressure rate and pass-rush win rate, all the most telling stats.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Since Nick Bosa went down in Week 3, the 49ers’ pass rush ranks 30th in pressure rate (24 percent) and is tied for the fewest sacks in the league with two.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Megan Sauer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Liebman has worked her way up Corcoran Group’s ranks since joining as an agent in 1984 at just 23 years old.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Even as streaming has eroded the ranks of linear viewers in primetime, sports has built new bulwarks.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Vitello is the first person to become an MLB manager directly from the college ranks, without any prior major league experience.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Analysts had believed that Hermès would hire from within the ranks, with longtime associates being tipped as possible successors.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Cuomo has made rounds on network television news and conservative talk radio appealing to Sliwa’s voters to break ranks and support him, a former Democratic governor.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
In 2018, one of the execs announcing Goldstine’s exit was then-Universal Filmed Entertainment chairman Jeff Shell, who subsequently rose up the ranks to become NBCUniversal CEO.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
The organization, which counts about a million scouts in its ranks, offers hundreds of merit badges spanning everything from fishing to fingerprinting.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
His ambitions are bolstered by his father, Larry Ellison, Oracle’s executive chairman, who currently ranks as the second-richest man in the world.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
The run game ranks at the bottom of the conference and that has impacted the pass attack, where freshman quarterback Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele’s numbers have dipped in recent weeks.
—Jeff Faraudo, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Denver ranks second with 61 behind the Jaguars and first in yards against at 575.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
Kings guard DeMar DeRozan, a future Hall of Famer who ranks 25th on the NBA’s all-time scoring list, agreed with Schroder’s assessment.
—Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Yet, an annual ranking of global markets still ranks Miami as the riskiest in the world.
—Tom Hudson, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
The list of 100 large employers ranks Hilton, Cisco, and American Express at the top.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2025
Garrett ranks among the NFL’s leaders in pressure rate and pass-rush win rate, all the most telling stats.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
Since Nick Bosa went down in Week 3, the 49ers’ pass rush ranks 30th in pressure rate (24 percent) and is tied for the fewest sacks in the league with two.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
The report didn’t specify whether that increase comes from ultra-wealthy people moving to New York, extant residents joining the ranks of the ultra-wealthy or both.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Liebman has worked her way up Corcoran Group’s ranks since joining as an agent in 1984 at just 23 years old.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
Even as streaming has eroded the ranks of linear viewers in primetime, sports has built new bulwarks.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025
Vitello is the first person to become an MLB manager directly from the college ranks, without any prior major league experience.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Analysts had believed that Hermès would hire from within the ranks, with longtime associates being tipped as possible successors.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Cuomo has made rounds on network television news and conservative talk radio appealing to Sliwa’s voters to break ranks and support him, a former Democratic governor.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
In 2018, one of the execs announcing Goldstine’s exit was then-Universal Filmed Entertainment chairman Jeff Shell, who subsequently rose up the ranks to become NBCUniversal CEO.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2025
The organization, which counts about a million scouts in its ranks, offers hundreds of merit badges spanning everything from fishing to fingerprinting.
—Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranks
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Lawson may not suit up against the Bears, but there is a chance that Jackson will.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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But there is a sense that these great rivals are more evenly matched this time around, with Xabi Alonso’s arrival helping to tighten up a Madrid side who still look just as devastating up top.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Toru played baseball at the amateur level Shohei may have inherited the baseball gene from his father, who played at the industrial league level.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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As this argument goes, legalization enables leagues to detect suspicious changes in the odds, a potential sign of insider knowledge or fixing.—
Danny Funt,
New Yorker,
28 Oct. 2025
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The hardware represents the San Diego chipmaker’s entry into the data center market and places the company in direct competition with NorCal peers Nvidia and AMD.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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That price places it squarely in the consumer electronics segment, roughly the same as an iPhone 17 Pro Max in China.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Aid organizations say the reasoning appears to be used to refer to a wide variety of comments the Israeli government classifies as antisemitic.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
21 Oct. 2025
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Sabato's Crystal Ball also classifies the race as Leans Republican.—
Kate Plummer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Before making landfall on Tuesday, Melissa reached Category 5 status, the highest category on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Every year, France is behind so many movies submitted for the international feature film category at the Oscars.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Pro Football Focus rates Robinson 108th among 113 edge rushers who have played this season.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Music fans remain obsessed with how the site rates their favorites, and artists have Pitchfork on their mind too.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By stopping in 1957, the retelling falsely relegates educational inequality to the past.—
Time,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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But that’s not true of the Echo Show, which smartly relegates the screen to secondary importance.—
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy,
The Verge,
22 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The organization taps a multidisciplinary group of physicians, scientists, chemists, engineers, epidemiologists, economists, psychologists, statisticians, sociologists, and community members to turn scientific discovery into actionable knowledge.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
26 Oct. 2025
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More on why environmental groups are concerned.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Ranks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranks. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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