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
Not to mention, women have climbed the ladder in corporate America, and as of 2024, women held 10.4% of CEO positions at Fortune 500 companies.
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Ilyssa Panitz, Flow Space, 2 June 2025
Then, a year later, came the moves up the coaching ladder with the Heat that included G League work with the Skyforce.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2025
There's going to be more job opportunity, more opportunity to climb up that economic ladder in America.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 1 June 2025
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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Ilyssa Panitz, Flow Space, 2 June 2025
Then, a year later, came the moves up the coaching ladder with the Heat that included G League work with the Skyforce.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 1 June 2025
There's going to be more job opportunity, more opportunity to climb up that economic ladder in America.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 1 June 2025
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladder
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Like ants, nematodes didn’t appear to display any obvious role differentiation or hierarchy within the tower structures, Perez said.—
Kameryn Griesser,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Lasry spoke about how success is a combination of chemistry and talent, particularly in basketball, where there’s a hierarchy for who will have the ball in their hands at the most important moments.—
Hank Tucker,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The set reappears highest on the Official Albums Streaming ranking, coming in at No. 79.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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In June 2022, Lame dethroned Charli D’Amelio atop the TikTok rankings and has held the spot ever since.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
9 June 2025
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Artificial Intelligence Refocused On Risk Management The Biden-era policy positioned artificial intelligence as a strategic asset for defense, encouraging public-private collaboration, dataset sharing and predictive threat detection at scale.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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The hotel said their scale would appeal to guests from the Middle East.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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