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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
Brian Sloan, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2025
Undefeated Oswego maintains spot at the top, while Hampshire enters the rankings.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2025
Spieth has four top 10’s in eight starts at TPC San Antonio and two top 10’s so far this season as the former world No. 1 (2015-16) tries to move up from No. 66 in the current world golf rankings.
—Jay Ginsbach, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Harris Teeter had held the top ranking from 2016 to 2018.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
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The ranking is based on a review of more than two million reports filed with the FCC and FTC last year.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranking
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And while some characters will be navigating the hierarchy and rules of high school, others will be racing from a dark past.—
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There’s a hierarchy and a structure and rules, but there’s also this rawness.—
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Eventually, Christ the King Catholic Church asked the family to leave its ranks.—
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Last year, the U.S., fell out of the top 20 for the first time in the report’s history, landing at No. 23 in the listing authored by several global groups that rank nations’ overall happiness.—
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Those deaths aren't counted in our statistics, and that's primarily because of the difficulty in classifying those deaths in a disaster.—
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The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday against the popular Netflix dating show, classifying its stars as employees and accusing the program of several labor violations.—
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Over two decades, Turpin climbed the ladder at Auchan, a French superstore similar to Target, starting in the textiles department before joining Printemps in 2021.—
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The family had been climbing the economic ladder for years, saving enough to go on occasional vacations — once driving to Canada to visit relatives in Mr. Sancho-Persad’s father’s taxi, with the light turned off.—
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Contrary to expectations, many survivors’ cortisol levels were lower.—
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With the cuts and losses at the FDA, there is growing fear that the funding level could dip below the historical threshold.—
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Throughout more than two months of interviews with more than two dozen experts, advisors, and practitioners nearly everyone mentioned the big three – scale, efficiencies in administration and spending, and the ability to level-up teaching and school services through sharing best practices.—
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The other major factor here is that Joe Biden never forgave Barack Obama for putting his thumb on the scale for Hillary Clinton to become the nominee in 2016.—
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Hooper’s win over Guida and his matchup on Saturday position him to become something of a legend killer.—
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From a team-building standpoint, Vlasic is in a unique position.—
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The Nordstroms have been able to improve Rack by placing a greater focus on better brands at the off-pricer, including some of the better-selling labels that can found at the Nordstrom full-price department stores.—
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If any athletes who finished on the podium had already received an invitation to X Games Aspen, the automatic berth went to the next-highest-placing rider(s) or skier(s).—
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“Ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranking. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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