was

past tense of be
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as in ranked
to take or have a certain position within a group arranged in vertical classes our school's football team is first in its division

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“Was.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/was. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.

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