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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
Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
The final ranking was determined using the weighted average of the metrics.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 May 2025
Not surprisingly, Florida beaches frequently make it into rankings of the best beaches in the country and even the world.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Illinois cities Peoria and Decatur top the ranking in affordability, according to SmartAsset.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 30 May 2025
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Noun
From Bottle Rocket to The Phoenician Scheme, here’s a ranking of all of Wes Anderson’s movies and the most valuable performers for each one.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 30 May 2025
The final ranking was determined using the weighted average of the metrics.
—Anna Halkidis, Parents, 30 May 2025
Not surprisingly, Florida beaches frequently make it into rankings of the best beaches in the country and even the world.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 30 May 2025
Illinois cities Peoria and Decatur top the ranking in affordability, according to SmartAsset.
—Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ranking
Noun
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In the 20-team Premier League, in which the bottom three teams are unceremoniously relegated to a lower division in English soccer’s hierarchy, Spurs sit 17th with one game left.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
21 May 2025
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However, David’s representatives held talks with West Ham’s hierarchy earlier this year and their interest has been long-standing, dating back to January 2021.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
Noun
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Gutiérrez, who joined Washington’s ranks as an upstart Puerto Rican alderman, has since gravitated toward more establishment positions.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Your Next Read The ultimate NHL team name rankings: Where do the Utah Mammoth rank?—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
Verb
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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.—
Melody Schreiber,
NPR,
13 Dec. 2024
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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.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA TODAY,
13 Dec. 2024
Noun
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At the end of the evening, guests can clamber up the ladder to the lofted sleeping area for a tranquil night of sleep, listening to the waves ebb and flow.—
Kimberley Mok,
Travel + Leisure,
26 May 2025
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Those properties act as a ladder fuel, spreading flames from the forest floor to the canopy, where trees otherwise resistant to low-intensity fires can catch fire.—
Jimmy Lovrien,
Twin Cities,
23 May 2025
Noun
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Ironically, given the rhetoric around tariffs and overseas filmmaking taking away American jobs, these resources would have provided a valuable foundation for more production to take place on the local level.—
Eric Kohn,
HollywoodReporter,
30 May 2025
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But these technologies can take aftermarket services to new levels.—
Jean-Louis Rassineux,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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That’s exactly where many organizations are flying blind, building AI agents without a strategy for how to keep them running, governed and optimized at scale.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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Related Articles Hurricane season 2025: What is the Saffir-Simpson intensity scale?—
Maureen Mccann,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 May 2025
Noun
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But the authors found that this advantage when under static compression proved to be a disadvantage when dropping eggs from a height, with the horizontal position emerging as the optimal orientation.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
26 May 2025
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Delray Beach commissioners and DDA board members may be in a unique position to find and cultivate future board members who represent the aforementioned.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
26 May 2025
Verb
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And if the administration is worried about tariffs policy placing short-term inflation pressure on the economy, that would make sense.—
Kevin Williams,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2025
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Fire Away Avoid placing your ribs over direct fire (unless that's your vibe).—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Ranking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ranking. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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