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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
the greasy spoon restaurant was several rungs below the kind of establishment in which we usually dined
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as in baton
Scottish
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
the watchman usually carried a stout oak rung
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as in chimed
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
I didn't hear the doorbell ring
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Recent Examples of rung
Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The Jets need to climb each rung of the ladder one step at a time.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
The hugely successful single lands at No. 134 on the former tally and five rungs higher on the latter list, which excludes all sales and streams that come from American listeners.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Stanfield plays a telemarketer who works his way up the corporate ladder to discover the truly dark secrets that live on the higher rungs.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Dam failure, floods and landslides were delineated as a lower risk, with the threat of a tsunami at the lowest rung because only parts of the county would be impacted.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
The Jets need to climb each rung of the ladder one step at a time.
—Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
The hugely successful single lands at No. 134 on the former tally and five rungs higher on the latter list, which excludes all sales and streams that come from American listeners.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Stanfield plays a telemarketer who works his way up the corporate ladder to discover the truly dark secrets that live on the higher rungs.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rung
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None of us really know in 20 days what level of tariffs Canada and Mexico will see.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes,
11 Feb. 2025
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That’s a key level watched by traders to gauge an asset’s longer-term momentum and trendline.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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Eventually, Shaquille O’Neal and Bryant took the baton with the Lakers and passed it off to LeBron James.—
Evan Webeck,
The Mercury News,
14 Feb. 2025
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Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs have willingly taken the baton from Brady and the Patriots as the NFL's latest dynasty.—
Jim Reineking,
USA TODAY,
31 Jan. 2025
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Lutnick, 63, was a key player during Trump's political transition, working to help fill some 4,000 political positions in the federal government.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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But Trump, who campaigned on a pledge to quickly bring the war to a close, reaffirmed his position that Zelenskyy should have negotiated an end earlier.—
Stephany Matat,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Inner Circle President Tom Dunkel used a wooden cane to rap on Phil's door.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
2 Feb. 2025
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Hydrate the entire bare root rose (canes and roots) in a bucket of water for at least 24 hours.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2025
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Two key changes were part of a $418 million settlement announced last March after a series of lawsuits alleged that NAR, which counts 1.5 million real estate professionals among its ranks, had informal rules that propped up the industry’s traditional payment structure.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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Sharing is caring: The Cougars rank No. 43 in assist rate (58.9).—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2025
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The task is one that Robb Report’s judges are uniquely qualified to take on, being that this magazine’s readers are those who actually cross-shop, buy, and drive the vehicles that comprise the uppermost echelon of the automotive market.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
11 Feb. 2025
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In staffing this administration, Trump skipped over the Reagan-Bush governing class to create a new echelon of GOP leaders.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Pioneers, in the Class 6A Division II bracket, started their playoff run with a dominant 57-26 victory over Southlake Carroll (22-10), a top team from District 4-6A. Senior Camille Williams, ESPN’s No. 36 prospect on the 2025 national rankings, led the way with 17 points.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Feb. 2025
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In a September 2017 survey of 2,000 American adults conducted by market research firm OnePoll for Homes.com, noise topped the ranking of things that lead Americans to argue with a neighbor.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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A day later, in the early hours of Christmas morning, there was another message from the same place.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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The women alleged the department’s lack of sanitary pumping places caused several of them to develop mastitis, an inflammation of breast tissue that sometimes involves an infection.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Rung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rung. Accessed 25 Feb. 2025.
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