as in hierarchy
a scheme of rank or order
their team placed third on the tournament ladder
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Recent Examples of ladder
The black silhouette of a male head and shoulders sits atop a ladder whose rungs are capped at each end with empty spools that might have held the threads of life.
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arkansasonline.com, 7 July 2025
Two soldiers carried an older woman who could not get down a ladder.
—John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
For some, Friday the 13th is a day to avoid black cats, steer clear of ladders, and perhaps, stay in bed.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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, 29 June 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 7 July 2025
Two soldiers carried an older woman who could not get down a ladder.
—John Seewer, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
For some, Friday the 13th is a day to avoid black cats, steer clear of ladders, and perhaps, stay in bed.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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, 29 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for ladder
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladder
Noun
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But, on balance, making the semi-finals backed the club hierarchy’s insistence for Alonso to be in place as coach for the tournament.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
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
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Introducing the 2025 Fortune 500, the definitive ranking of the biggest companies in America.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
6 July 2025
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England currently stands at No. 5 in the FIFA world rankings after reaching as high as No. 2 last year.—
Molly Geary,
Sportico.com,
5 July 2025
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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
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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