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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Hayes points out that on the hierarchy of needs, therapy comes after food and shelter — and in the absence of these basic needs being met, existing trauma can be exacerbated.Katia Riddle, NPR, 8 Jan. 2025
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The rankings determined which teams received coveted opening-round byes and which played lucrative home games.Jon Wilner, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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Welcome to Scott Wheeler’s 2025 rankings of every NHL organization’s prospects.Scott Wheeler, The Athletic, 18 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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Walmart's scale also enables it to keep prices as stable as possible, which was a key reason NPR chose the chain for this project.Juweek Adolphe, NPR, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Ladder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ladder. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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