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as in hierarchy
a scheme of rank or order
in one ranking of the best places to live, San Francisco surpassed all the other cities in the U.S.
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as in rank
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
the President's ranking in the polls is at its highest level since he took office
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as in being
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 classifying
to arrange or assign according to type
most critics would rank him among our best actors
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Recent Examples of ranking
Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 May 2026
As of Friday, Bishop Stang was ranked 14th in the MIAA’s Div. 3 power rankings.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 May 2026
Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2026
Ben-Gvir involves himself in the appointment not only of senior police officers but also of lower-ranking positions.
—Avi Issacharoff, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
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Noun
The new ranking is three higher than in 2025, and a great leap from a decade ago, when Georgia's largest city ranked 51st.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 20 May 2026
As of Friday, Bishop Stang was ranked 14th in the MIAA’s Div. 3 power rankings.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 11 May 2026
Verb
Wasserman Schultz, who represents Florida’s 25th Congressional District, previously served as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee and is the ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee.
—Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 22 May 2026
Ben-Gvir involves himself in the appointment not only of senior police officers but also of lower-ranking positions.
—Avi Issacharoff, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranking
Noun
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The descendants of successionists and their admirers attempting to re-establish racial hierarchy in America.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Aubameyang, who at 36 is the oldest player in Marseille’s squad, apologised to Tahri and the club hierarchy.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
Noun
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Smith has been bumped down to the college ranks.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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The skill that earned you the promotion is now the skill capping your rise to the executive ranks.—
Mark Murphy,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Verb
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The payload was flagged by 27 antivirus engines as malicious, classifying it as Trojan and infostealer.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
21 May 2026
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There's an emerging market for concierge and longevity clinics, where physicians are offering unregulated peptides by classifying them as supplements rather than as drugs to enhance specific functions rather than treat disease.—
Teresa Maalouf,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2026
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In other Western countries, many feel resigned to a lifetime of renting with little hope of following their parents and grandparents’ footsteps up the property ladder.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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The Wall Street wine guys of the eighties, now elderly, seem to be pulling the ladder up behind them.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Evidencing at every level the way culture and biology interact, music gives the lie to this false binary.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Officials said the move would return troop levels in Europe to those seen in 2021.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
20 May 2026
Verb
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Recapping the last few seasons of The Boys has sometimes been a strange experience, especially in rating individual episodes.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Vulture,
20 May 2026
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The show is also the biggest-rating original British format launch in the past five years.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
Verb
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Rather than grouping artists around a theme, curator Miguel Rodez invited each participant to work within the circular format while maintaining their own visual language.—
Miguel Sirgado,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
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One approach is to organize agendas more intentionally, grouping high-interest items separately and allocating more time where community impact is greatest.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Local health leadership emphasizes that the sheer scale of preparation required for this global tournament is unprecedented for the city's modern hospitality industry.—
La'Tasha Givens,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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The 21st-century fervor about building the first industrial-scale quantum computer, pioneering theoretical physicist Peter Zoller says, is akin to the 20th-century obsession with becoming the first to conquer Mount Everest.—
Zeeya Merali,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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“Ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranking. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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