Thesaurus results for RUNGS

rungs

noun

plural of rung

as in ranks

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 canes

Scottish a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment the watchman usually carried a stout oak rung

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Recent Examples of rungs The youngest Zoomers are entering high school (and thus making their first independent purchases), and the eldest are rounding out their 20s (and thus reaching for the next rungs on the career ladder). — Sophia Nguyen, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026 The compilation misses remaining in the highest tier by only two rungs, while The Essential Michael Jackson barely holds on inside the bottom quarter of the 200-position roster. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 The bottom rungs of the corporate ladder have been kicked through—and seasoned professionals are having a field day. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 July 2026 The engineer’s caste was Dalit, considered to be on the lower rungs of society, which allegedly made the engineer a target for harassment and discrimination from higher-caste managers. — David John Chávez, Mercury News, 28 June 2026 The other was the rescue of two women who cliffed out on the famous Via Ferrata in Telluride where there are cables and handholds along with iron rungs. — Alan Gionet, CBS News, 18 June 2026 At the Berlin Tennis Open, a WTA 500 event two rungs below a Grand Slam, Williams played with Muchová against Routliffe, who this time partnered with Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 16 June 2026 Criminals operating at different rungs of the ladder dominate the only real sources of money. — Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 22 May 2026 After high school in Chico, California, Rodgers attended Butte College, a junior college that was multiple rungs lower than major college football. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 May 2026

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Noun

His rise up the ranks eventually brought him into conflict with Geonyoung, a prosecutor who refused to be bought off.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2026
According to multiple people inside and outside the club, United’s budget for the summer ranks between the sixth and seventh lowest in the WSL.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of ranks

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Others are blind or paraplegic, using wheelchairs, walkers or canes, like her.

— Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Victim 2, who is a Miami-Dade Fire Rescue employee according to the New York Times, was repeatedly struck with canes and paddles and bled through his underwear and pants because of lacerations to his buttocks, according to the warrant.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

Definition of canes

Noun

Ship traffic is unlikely to return to pre-war levels, of around 130 to 140 crossings a day, according to analysts, which could keep oil prices elevated for longer.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Layered on top is rhetoric, from the highest levels of government, that casts career scientists as adversaries rather than protectors.

— Daniel Jernigan, STAT, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of levels

Noun

Its infrared search and track data fed directly into an onboard AI agent that controlled the X-62A and guided it into tactical intercept positions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2026
The board recently approved eliminating 168 general fund positions, and the district projects paying $49 million less in salaries this year.

— David Smiley, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of positions

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This particular model also has a flashlight, which comes in handy in the most unexpected places, like walking back to your safari vehicle after an evening bush dinner.

— Hayley Domin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
The common spaces are places to linger, from the yellow parlor room to the quiet library.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026