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ladder

noun

ˈla-dər

Definition of ladder

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 Backes led us along a catwalk into the rest of the complex, a giant jungle gym of ladders and heavy machinery. — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026 And the institutions that spent decades telling young workers to find a mentor, work the room, and climb the ladder are increasingly on the outside of a network they were never invited into. — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026 The journey climbing the ladder and becoming a respected manager is akin to training for elite competition, Nooyi added. — Preston Fore, Fortune, 6 July 2026 To capture the absurdity of OSHA’s influence, Tremaine pointed to how in Season 1 Steve-O jumped off a ladder into a kiddie pool filled with elephant poop. — Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for ladder

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After what authorities are billing as a massive procession in central Tehran on Monday the remains will be taken to the seminary city of Qom, the centre of Iran's Shi'ite hierarchy, for ceremonies on Tuesday.

— Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Defenders of slavery claimed that the institution was required by the natural hierarchy of humans reflected in the Constitution’s provisions.

— Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 2 July 2026

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The Westchester suburb of Rye dropped to third in the annual ranking, with an income of $428,806.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Monday, Forbes published its second-ever ranking of America’s Decabillionaire families, featuring 54 multi-generational clans worth at least $10 billion apiece.

— Matt Durot, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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