ratings

Definition of ratingsnext
plural of rating

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Noun
  • Ames had her home tested after that, and those results confirmed the house had mold − with high enough levels in the air alone that experts told the Ames family to leave their home immediately.
    Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The Committee for Better Banks, which is helping organize union efforts alongside the CWA, hopes the movement will one day expand to Charlotte as the union pushes for higher pay, staffing levels and benefits.
    Chase Jordan April 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Ghalibaf came through the ranks of the guard himself and is believed to be among the inner circle of Mojtaba Khamenei, the ayatollah's son and successor.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Johnson’s legacy includes his son Bret and Rob Johnson, who were standout quarterbacks at El Toro and played in the college and professional ranks.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Texas dominated many national rankings in the report as well, with the ZIP code encompassing the Dallas suburb of Crandall ranking second on the list and a more urban Dallas ZIP code ranking 10th.
    Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In the West, a smothering heat dome moved east after almost two weeks of record March temperatures; four spots in Arizona and California hit 112 degrees, and dozens of locations set heat records all the way to Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
    Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The find helps explain water’s odd behavior and its unusual properties, including the reason ice cubes float and how liquid water expands as its temperature drops below 39 degrees Fahrenheit (four degrees Celsius).
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Changing consumer appetites Once the primary source of community news and information, local TV news stations are struggling with their own tough story, one marked by declining ratings, stagnant revenue growth and rapid shifts in how media is consumed in the internet era.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Nexstar operates 201 stations in 116 television markets; Tegna operates 64 full-power broadcast television stations.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 28 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • That’s because many federal immigration laws are built around the presumption of birthright citizenship and don’t address situations like that, though the laws could change.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Instead of posing questions about geography or world affairs, the test asked him to tackle hypothetical situations, from the frustrating to the dangerous.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The City of Sacramento is currently facing a $66 million budget deficit, and there's concern that some violence prevention efforts and police positions could be cut beginning in July.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • This range of positions—curator, writer, producer, museum guide, educator—made my curatorial approach more adaptable.
    Raphael Fonseca, Artforum, 2 Apr. 2026
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“Ratings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratings. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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