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present tense third-person singular of rank
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1
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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2
to arrange or assign according to type
- most critics would rank him among our best actors
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- alphabetizes,
- catalogs
- (or catalogues),
- files,
- indexes,
- lists,
- refers
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ranks
noun
plural of rank
Synonyms of ranks (Entry 2 of 2)
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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“Ranks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranks. Accessed 20 Sep. 2021.
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