ladders

noun

plural of ladder
as in hierarchies
a scheme of rank or order their team placed third on the tournament ladder

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Recent Examples of ladders Issues include elevated pH levels,and improper signage, filters and ladders. — Abby Dodge, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026 As Stevie Wonder’s eponymous 1972 hit suggests, there’s something specifically ominous about a 13-month-old baby that puts it in league with the bad juju of falling ladders and broken looking glasses. — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2026 Most of the Winter Wolves don’t survive the assault on the castle wall, and those that climb the ladders are greeted with urns of hot oil. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 There’s fighting in the streets, along the ramparts, hot oil poured on men climbing ladders. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 The company said customers should stop using the ladders immediately. — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 While effective for basic locomotion, that approach limited the robot‘s ability to safely navigate complex environments such as staircases, ladders, and uneven terrain. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 The sign is 130 feet tall; the department’s longest ladders top out at about 100 feet—that’s a gap the size of a 2-1/2 story house. — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 22 July 2026 Additionally, local fire department ladders only reached a height of 100 feet, according to reporting by local outlet WGN9 and ABC affiliates ABC7 and WISN. — Michael Nied, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ladders
  1. hierarchies
  2. rankings
  3. scales
  4. series
Noun
  • Temporary contracts add to instability, McAlister wrote, and create a culture of silence around employee mistreatment and toxic hierarchies.
    — The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • That data has helped researchers spot smaller flock sizes among birds such as dark-eyed juncos and house finches, track species moving into new areas and learn more about disease and the same social hierarchies playing out around backyard feeders.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of hierarchies
Noun
  • Texas dominated many national rankings in the report as well, with the ZIP code encompassing the Dallas suburb of Crandall ranking second on the list and a more urban Dallas ZIP code ranking 10th.
    — Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Definition of rankings
Noun
  • Batteries drag down performance with extra weight, motors suffer mechanical wear and failure, and complex electronics simply break down when shrunk to microscopic scales.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2026
  • The trail to understanding fluids as the product of the microscopic world was blazed, ironically, by physicists thinking about some of reality’s biggest scales.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of scales
Noun
  • And thanks to K-pop stars using the site as a photoshoot, TV series and music video backdrop, this eerie space has a new lease on life.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Aug. 2026
  • One hundred participants were presented with a series of images showcasing the airport runways, and their visual engagement was measured using eye-tracking technology to determine the most captivating landings.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of series

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