rank
noun
a number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
ranked
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past participleof rank.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof rank.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
ranknouna number of persons forming a separate class in a social hierarchy or in any graded body.
Example Sentences
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When I ranked the 20-year returns by decile, I got this:
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Mikel Arteta's Premier League champions lost 5-3 on penalties to a Fleetwood outfit ranked 84 places below them in the English football pyramid.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Bryan, currently sidelined with a broken collarbone, is ranked No. 141 nationally at his position in the 247/Sports Composite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
These boards are among the top in the S&P 500, as ranked in The Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute’s Best Boards 2026 listing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“This was a good school, ranked high on the national scale, and now our halls are filled with soldiers and people are treating us like criminals!”
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
