ladder
noun
a structure of wood, metal, or rope, commonly consisting of two sidepieces between which a series of bars or rungs are set at suitable distances, forming a means of climbing up or down.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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And another Gibbs record, So Madly in Love, is laddering up the bestseller lists.
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