ranked

verb

past tense of rank
1
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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Relevance
2
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 Natomas Unified School District ranked #2 among the most diverse school districts in America and #7 for Best School Districts in the Sacramento area. — Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The temblor ranked weak to light on the Modified Mercalli Intensity scale. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 Those were CeraVe, EltaMD and La Roche-Posay, which ranked third, fourth and fifth by monthly share of sales, respectively, according to Navigo. — Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026 Ninety-eight percent now manage AI spend, and the report ranked AI cost management the top skill teams need to build. — Monica Hovsepian, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 The Prudential Center, TD Garden, Xfinity Mobile Arena and United Center are all run by the NHL teams—United Center is 50/50 with the Bulls—and ranked among the 10 busiest North American arenas for concerts in 2025, per Billboard. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Meanwhile, Oceania, which includes Australia and New Zealand, ranked as one of the cleanest regions on the planet, with 100% of the population experiencing ‘good’ and ‘fair’ levels of ozone, CAMS says. — Dan Peck, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 The Star-Telegram ranked them from most surprising to least surprising. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026 Not the stuff of a man once touted as a Heisman contender, or a team ranked just outside the preseason Top 10. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranked
  1. was
  2. classified
  3. rated
  4. grouped
  5. placed
  6. relegated
  7. stood
  8. distinguished
Verb
  • Its kitchen could barely fit two people, and there was only one table with a few chairs.
    — Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • At the same time, there was a third Mike Bowl in San Francisco between the 49ers and Dolphins—Kyle Shanahan and Jeff Hafley each have the middle name Michael!
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of was
Verb
  • Journalists are protected under international law CPJ said obituaries for Hamas and other militants released after the October 2025 ceasefire deal identified fighters who the rights group had previously classified as journalists.
    — Joseph Krauss, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Seventeen state positions classified as government operations consultants and 11 more as management consultants followed, most from the same field offices.
    — Sharmila Venkatasubban, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of classified
Verb
  • Phase 1 is rated at 250 MWh of annual capacity, rising to 1 GWh in 2027 and multi-gigawatt-hour scale by 2028, according to EnerVenue.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Ironically, the ability to measure returns is what these companies rated most highly in themselves.
    — Illia Smoliienko, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of rated
Verb
  • The earlier four-count indictment grouped the devices found outside the Republican National Committee and Democratic National Committee headquarters together under each charge.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
  • While Asian American and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander communities are regularly grouped together and considered uniformly successful, studies have found significant disparities in educational access and outcomes across subgroups over time.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouped
Verb
  • Months later, DeSantis vetoed all US$4 million in budget requests by county lawmakers and placed the county under a state DOGE audit.
    — Liv Coleman, The Conversation, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The screen will be placed on top of the arm, which connects to a round base with perforated speaker holes.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of placed
Verb
  • There were a few families with tweens and teens, some of whom participated in kids’ club activities like scavenger hunts, whereas others relegated themselves to the set of computers in the lounge for long sessions of video games.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Cottage cheese, once relegated to diet plates and grandma’s fridge, is now landing on top of pasta, inside pancake batter and blended into dessert.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of relegated
Verb
  • According to industry sources, in 2025 Pinalli’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization stood at 25 million euros.
    — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Between them stood Melanie Pozdol, a former champion who could drink a beer faster than either of them.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of stood
Verb
  • Families that endure across generations have rarely been distinguished solely by the size of their fortunes.
    — Walid Chiniara, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Ornamentally, many financial institutions of the 20th century distinguished themselves with a public clock as part of the building.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of distinguished

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“Ranked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranked. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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