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as in was
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 classified
to arrange or assign according to type
most critics would rank him among our best actors
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Recent Examples of ranked
That’s also the last time the Commodores were ranked in the top 10.
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The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
He is currently ranked 22nd in the Schwab Cup standings.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
Anguilla was also recognized by Travel + Leisure’s 2025 World’s Best Awards as one of the top islands globally — and the highest-ranked in the Caribbean — earning praise for its friendly hospitality, diverse cuisine and luxury resorts.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Each potato chip was ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Two of its final five opponents are currently ranked, BYU and Cincinnati.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Consumer Reports, however, ranked them dead last in a list of most reliable automakers.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Justin Scott, who has been on the field for 48 running plays, is ranked 35th against the run, ahead of only players who have played fewer than 13 snaps against the run (Alderman, Simpson, Day).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Top stars such as Shane Lowry, Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland and Michael Kim are ranked in the top 10.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
He is currently ranked 22nd in the Schwab Cup standings.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Oct. 2025
Anguilla was also recognized by Travel + Leisure’s 2025 World’s Best Awards as one of the top islands globally — and the highest-ranked in the Caribbean — earning praise for its friendly hospitality, diverse cuisine and luxury resorts.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Each potato chip was ranked on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
—Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
Two of its final five opponents are currently ranked, BYU and Cincinnati.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Oct. 2025
Consumer Reports, however, ranked them dead last in a list of most reliable automakers.
—Liam Rappleye, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Justin Scott, who has been on the field for 48 running plays, is ranked 35th against the run, ahead of only players who have played fewer than 13 snaps against the run (Alderman, Simpson, Day).
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Top stars such as Shane Lowry, Brian Harman, Viktor Hovland and Michael Kim are ranked in the top 10.
—Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranked
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There was a distinct set of tales dealing with demons who collected idle chatter in churches, and, over time, these stories were folded into the expanding legend of Tutivillus.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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There was a lot of nervous smiling.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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As of Monday morning, Melissa was classified as a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 160 mph.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Oct. 2025
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What To Know Last week, Collins asked the court to halt most pending cases, warning that the department will exhaust its funding for that work after October 28 and that the attorneys managing the claims are not classified as essential during the federal shutdown.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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And, a 2024 Deutsche Bank survey found that 24% of workers aged 18-34 rated their job-loss concern at an 8, or higher, out of 10, compared to just 10% among those 55 and older.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Melissa is rated a 5 for the western Caribbean and a 3 for the Bahamas on the AccuWeather RealImpact™ Scale.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
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The two showers are grouped together because scientists believe that both the asteroid and the comet are fragments of a single, much larger object that broke up some 20,000 years ago, leaving a collection of debris known collectively as the Encke Complex.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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The best of those are Horn’s recent sculptures made of glass that are grouped together on the floor in two places of the exhibition.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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The Joe Gibbs Racing driver, Hamlin, then went to pit for four new tires while Hendrick Motorsports’ Larson only got two which placed him in fifth position ahead of Hamlin, who was in 10th.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The officers have been placed on administrative leave while internal affairs conducts an investigation, per policy, police said in the release.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Nov. 2025
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He was relegated to spectator for almost the entire Blue Jays postseason push, as his teammates authored October moments.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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In May 2024, SANIL announced a corporate restructuring that elevated Brown to CEO and relegated Belzer to a largely ceremonial role as co-chairman.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The accused were held in a small, dark jail that once stood on the ground floor of the courthouse, now tucked away in the attic of the rebuilt Town Hall.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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Russia's air force combat fleet stood at more than 1,000, excluding 57 Tu-22M, 47 Tu-95, and 15 Tu-160 strategic bombers.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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For Bransten, who has experience across retail, fashion, and enterprise technology, Ralph Lauren’s clarity of vision distinguished them from their peers.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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But while refrigerators, washers, and climate controls filled the booth, the Intrinity Fan distinguished itself through innovation.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Ranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranked. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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