rank
noun
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
is ranking
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present progressiveof rank (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Bill Simmons is ranking them sport-by-sport on his podcast.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Congressman Suhas Subramanyam, who is ranking Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, told the BBC that if the former prince did "nothing wrong, then he should clear his name".
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
Moolenaar is chair and Krishnamoorthi is ranking member on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.
From Seattle Times ● May 22, 2024
Rep. Jim McGovern of Massachusetts, who is ranking member of the House Rules Committee, was one of the first to co-sponsor the bill.
From Salon ● Jul. 16, 2023
“I’m sorry, I hate to be blunt, but D.C. is ranking very high in rodent infestation and this past week is certainly not helping the cause,” he said.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 17, 2022
