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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
the greasy spoon restaurant was several rungs below the kind of establishment in which we usually dined
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as in baton
Scottish
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
the watchman usually carried a stout oak rung
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as in chimed
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
I didn't hear the doorbell ring
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Recent Examples of rung
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
With military objectives as the ultimate goal, the individual has been relegated to the bottom rung of Israeli society.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The lower-rung options right now include right-handers Sean Reynolds and Alek Jacob and left-hander Kyle Hart.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Sep. 2025
With military objectives as the ultimate goal, the individual has been relegated to the bottom rung of Israeli society.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
Over the past few years, alarm bells are increasingly being rung by some of the most notable names in finance and economics.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
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Noun
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The regulation of historic districts is done at the local level.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Two of the missions with uncertain futures monitor carbon dioxide levels in the Earth's atmosphere.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Video footage verified by CNN shows the moment an officer draws his baton amid a struggle with one demonstrator as other officers tussle with protesters on the ground.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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This is not just the violence of batons or bullets, but the quieter devastation inflicted by law through denial, deferral or bureaucratic neglect.—
Hansel Alejandro Aguilar,
Mercury News,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Barrett's clear statement on the 22nd Amendment carries significant weight given her position on the Supreme Court, which would likely be asked to rule on any attempt to circumvent the two-term limit.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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At home, consciously shape algorithm interactions to reflect your preferences and ethical positions.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors said Korosa, who was wearing a walking boot on his foot and using a cane, struck the man on his back and head with the cane, causing the man to fall down the stairs and drop the boy.—
Christy Gutowski,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Sep. 2025
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That's when Korosa allegedly hit Soria with a cane, causing Soria and Flores to plummet down the stairs.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Heilongjiang, Xinjiang and Hebei topped provinces with the most ski resorts; Jilin, Hebei and Xinjiang led the ranks in number of ski visits.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The six-year-old fintech startup has generated an almost cult-like following among not only CFOs, but rank-and-file employees who hate filing expense reports every month.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Even with new hotels cropping up in Chicago (seemingly by the day), the elegant Peninsula remains a fixture in the upper echelon of must-stay properties.—
Kate Kassin,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
5 Sep. 2025
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Her commercial echelon, again, is more akin to pure pop artists like Madonna, whose lyrical narratives—while memorable—aren’t usually packed with diaristic detail.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Taylor and Wasserman both said Milwaukee County could not single-handedly solve the entire state's arts funding problem and that responsibility for Milwaukee's ranking lies in the state Legislature.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Financially, Mexico also fares well, though safety and air quality continue to drag down its overall Quality of Life ranking.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Following a little lightning, and a 64-minute delay, their defense continually came up with stops and handed the ball to the strength of this team, the place where all of the money and resources went.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Hudson, who competed on American Idol in its third season but came in seventh place, stepped in to take her place as a judge while she was gone.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Rung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rung. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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