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
Other firefighters used ladders to look into rooms from the outside to make sure nobody was trapped inside.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Remove the economic cliffs that prohibit people from climbing the ladder of success without the risk of losing public resources.
—Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
But over the past few years, as Jabbar worked to climb the corporate ladder, his life began to deteriorate.
—NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
Although many companies continue to act like schools—as though individuals are motivated primarily to climb the ladder in their schooling and careers—our research in Job Moves shows that at least 75% of individuals change jobs to make progress in ways that depart from the career ladders.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Jan. 2025
Remove the economic cliffs that prohibit people from climbing the ladder of success without the risk of losing public resources.
—Len Fasano, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2025
But over the past few years, as Jabbar worked to climb the corporate ladder, his life began to deteriorate.
—NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
Although many companies continue to act like schools—as though individuals are motivated primarily to climb the ladder in their schooling and careers—our research in Job Moves shows that at least 75% of individuals change jobs to make progress in ways that depart from the career ladders.
—Michael B. Horn, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladder
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The pair have met with the Palace hierarchy, including Textor and chairman Steve Parish, attending a match at Selhurst Park and touring the club’s academy.Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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According to predictive processing, consciousness is constructed via this hierarchy of priors like a house of cards.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 8 Jan. 2025
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Look no further than the abandonment of computer ranking systems of the BCS era in favor of the all-human selection committee of the College Football Playoff.Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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North Crowley finished the season with a No. 3 Max Preps national ranking.Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
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And Macrae highlighted that Gaelic drama from Scotland has not been attempted at this scale before.Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Jan. 2025
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Johnson & Johnson, a multinational corporation known for its healthcare products, exemplifies how such regulations apply to businesses of significant scale.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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