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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
Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
In the more recent rankings, the No. 1 place to take a trip was Ithaca, New York, a roughly 55-mile drive southwest from Syracuse.
—Simone Jasper
july 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2025
The ranking was announced at the West Edge in New York’s Chelsea Market on Tuesday.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Michigan’s class began the day at No. 39 in the composite rankings but has started to pick up steam, particularly on the defensive line.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 24 June 2025
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Noun
With all of that on the go, here's our power ranking to keep you up to speed.
—Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
In the more recent rankings, the No. 1 place to take a trip was Ithaca, New York, a roughly 55-mile drive southwest from Syracuse.
—Simone Jasper
july 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2025
The ranking was announced at the West Edge in New York’s Chelsea Market on Tuesday.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 3 July 2025
Michigan’s class began the day at No. 39 in the composite rankings but has started to pick up steam, particularly on the defensive line.
—Austin Meek, New York Times, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranking
Noun
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This sits between Class III (least serious) and Class I (most serious) in the FDA's risk hierarchy.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Maclaren noted that the Babble Effect tends to show up most strongly in unstructured environments without formal hierarchies.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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But Hamas has recruited new fighters as well, a senior Israeli military official said earlier this year, replenishing their ranks.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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Jackson is another Central Florida DB who has quietly joined the ranks of the elite defenders.—
Chris Hays,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
Verb
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The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday against the popular Netflix dating show, classifying its stars as employees and accusing the program of several labor violations.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
13 Dec. 2024
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Those deaths aren't counted in our statistics, and that's primarily because of the difficulty in classifying those deaths in a disaster.—
Melody Schreiber,
NPR,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The evolutionary ladder is meant to be climbed one rung at a time with an organism shedding some traits and gaining others on the way up.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
29 June 2025
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Contribution Across Life’s Stages Many organizations still view career paths as a ladder, encouraging employees to climb until they are pushed out or the ladder is inconveniently snatched away.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
Noun
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The voters did not approve any of the new restrictions passed by the Senate and debated in the House that include reducing the number of plants that can be grown in a home from 12 to six, lowering the THC level from extracts from 90% to 70% and banning sharing between adults.—
J.D. Davidson,
The Washington Examiner,
5 July 2025
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Is your irritability to the level where your children might notice or your husband might have some comments about the irritability?—
Essence,
Essence,
5 July 2025
Noun
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However, depending on the scale of games, concentrating these matches into a limited number of venues may add complexity around coordinating TV broadcast timings, match sequencing, fan transportation logistics, and stadium turnaround times.—
Claire Poole,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Factors like weather patterns, the size of animal populations that provide food for ticks, and outdoor human activities can affect the scale of tick exposures.—
State House News Service,
Boston Herald,
13 July 2025
Noun
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That position marks the title’s all-time high on the list.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Matt’s father, Tom, was a coach for the Oklahoma State baseball team for 26 years, including head coach from 1997-2003, a position now held by Matt’s brother, Josh.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
13 July 2025
Verb
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And if the administration is worried about tariffs policy placing short-term inflation pressure on the economy, that would make sense.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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Fire Away Avoid placing your ribs over direct fire (unless that's your vibe).—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranking. Accessed 17 Jul. 2025.
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