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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
Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The teams are listed by their ranking in the Orange County Top 25.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The Cowboys’ defense has been porous this season, ranking 31st overall in total defense while allowing the most passing yards (2,185) and touchdowns (20) in the NFL.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Volume 3 is finally here, and here's our ranking of all the shorts from Japanese studios included in this new batch.
—Fran Ruiz, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2025
The teams are listed by their ranking in the Orange County Top 25.
—Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
Despite the absence of rap high on the chart, there are lower-ranking tracks that could make a comeback in the top 40.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
The Cowboys’ defense has been porous this season, ranking 31st overall in total defense while allowing the most passing yards (2,185) and touchdowns (20) in the NFL.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranking
Noun
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People who are rude or unaware with receptionists can poison your culture, create unnecessary hierarchies, and drive your best people to leave.—
Jessica Neal,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Their excavations revealed no signs of a social hierarchy, such as statues of specific individuals.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The scant Republican opposition to his unbridled use of executive power is aired by rank-and-file members, not leaders.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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Cheney rose in the ranks of the administration and, after departing in 1973 and spending a year in the private sector, returned to the White House after Nixon’s resignation.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Related Stories In a nutsell, the test arranged by the cutter’s union documented that AI tools are great for organizing, classifying and summarizing.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Cal Fire updated Saratoga’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone map in June, classifying some southwestern portions of the city as moderate or high fire hazard zones.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
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The ladder is made up of four individual nucleic acids, like the letters that make up words in a book, strung together in long chains that spell out the instructions for proteins.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Cybertrucks are each equipped with shotguns, shields, and ladders — signaling a move toward modernization in policing.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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From the ways in which games are developed to hacks for completing levels, Tan said the technology's ramifications across the sector can't be overstated.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
1 Nov. 2025
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Like Swift does in the video, Kelce closed his hands into fists and waved his arms up and down in celebration as the singer excitedly cheered him on from a luxury box in the upper level of the Chiefs’ Arrowhead Stadium.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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While Wall Street is pretty split on MSG Sports, with five of nine analysts rating it the equivalent of buy versus four giving it a hold, the consensus 12-month price target of $252 implies some 10% upside potential.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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Both Robinson and McBride were net-rating kings for the Knicks last season — McBride during the regular season and Robinson in the playoffs — but neither jostled through many lineups.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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South Africa is already an important global actor, as a member of the G-20 and an early member of the BRICS grouping alongside Brazil, Russia, India, and China.—
Amaka Anku,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Oct. 2025
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For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.—
Catherine Hong,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In contexts not concerning the elite private colleges of New England and their decades-old conflicts and syllabi and on-campus squabbles, this mode of prestige media procedure matters absolutely and enormously, at scales difficult to tabulate.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The children also broke a weight scale, threw sports equipment throughout the room and stole several items.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranking. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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