rankings

noun

Definition of rankingsnext
plural of ranking
1
as in hierarchies
a scheme of rank or order in one ranking of the best places to live, San Francisco surpassed all the other cities in the U.S.

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Relevance
2
as in ranks
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement the President's ranking in the polls is at its highest level since he took office

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  1. hierarchies
  2. ladders
  3. scales
  4. series
  5. echelons
Noun
  • Then, five thousand or so years ago, after agriculture spread and prehistory gave way to history, hierarchies emerged, dividing our societies into groups—the socioeconomic élites and everyone else.
    Nikhil Krishnan, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The neo-noir drama, which explores India’s social hierarchies through a criminal justice lens, returns with lead actors Jaideep Ahlawat, Ishwak Singh and Gul Panag, joined by new cast members Tillotama Shome, Nagesh Kukunoor and Jahnu Barua.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of hierarchies
Noun
  • More than a hundred people had to be evacuated using ropes and ladders after a lift at a ski resort in Colorado malfunctioned and left visitors suspended in the air.
    Saman Shafiq, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Hook-and-ladders are a regular staple in the playbook.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of ladders
Noun
  • Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of scales
Noun
  • The 40-year-old Canadian actor, who saw earlier success on the CBS medical drama Code Black, eventually found his home on the Netflix series, which follows relationships, drama and romance in Virgin River, a fictional small town in Northern California.
    Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In the premiere episode, the series revealed that the two were having an affair.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of series
Noun
  • In fact, substantial variation in outcomes for college graduates exists – and the Horatio Alger myth that education opens doors to the upper echelons of society is far from true.
    Michael Collins, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Driven by his instincts, Fok begins to dig deeper into the case, uncovering a labyrinthine conspiracy that threads through Hong Kong’s criminal underworld and its upper echelons of power.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of echelons
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