leaderboard

noun

lead·​er·​board ˈlē-dər-ˌbȯrd How to pronounce leaderboard (audio)
: a large board for displaying the ranking of the leaders in a competitive event (such as a golf tournament)

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However, because the U9 isn't available in the European market, the time hasn't been officially recorded on the leaderboard. New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025 Figures on the leaderboard include Timothy McVeigh, the Oklahoma City bomber, and Dylann Roof, a neo-Nazi convicted of the 2015 Charleston church shooting. Dell Cameron, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025 Video In late summer 2024, the ministry helped create an ongoing competition, the Army of Drones Bonus program, that keeps tallies of battlefield strikes on a leaderboard. C.j. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 The operator toggled between the two leaderboards — Darnold’s production and the receiving statistics. Alec Lewis, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for leaderboard 

Word History

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of leaderboard was in 1963

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“Leaderboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaderboard. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.

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