ranking

[ rang-king ]

/ ˈræŋ kɪŋ /

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adjective

senior or superior in rank, position, etc.: a ranking diplomat.

prominent or highly regarded: a ranking authority on Soviet affairs.

occupying a specific rank, position, etc. (often used in combination): a low-ranking executive.

noun

an act or instance of indicating relative standing.

a list showing such standing.

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Origin of ranking

First recorded in 1860–65; rank¹ + -ing², -ing¹

Words nearby ranking

ranket, Rankin, Rankine, Rankine cycle, Rankine scale, ranking, ranking member, Rankin, Jeanette, rankism, rankle, rank scale

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How to use ranking in a sentence

So, go check your rankings and Google organic traffic for any changes.
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From 2011 to 2020, the average ranking of an Australian Open quarterfinalist was No.
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They are directly related to your website’s search ranking and visibility.
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Although, Google has said there is nothing SEOs need to change for passage ranking, it is more about how Google understands your content.
Google passage ranking now live in US English search results|Barry Schwartz|February 11, 2021|Search Engine Land

Ways and Means’ ranking Republican, criticized what he called “higher subsidies for the failing Obamacare program.”
Affordable Care Act subsidies likely to increase under congressional plan|Amy Goldstein|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
Despite its ranking at the bottom of most international development indexes, the conflict is shrouded by confusion.
The Year’s Most Forgotten Humanitarian Crisis|Nina Strochlic|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Delta is a Platinum Global Partner, ranking them among the highest-level contributors to the association.
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In a ranking of gender-based economic disparity, Turkey is 126th out of 136 countries.
Allah, Mom, and Baklava: Turkish President Uses Mothers and Kids as Political Pawns|Xanthe Ackerman|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But his ranking Democratic member just told an amusing story about Issa.
Kissy-Face The Nation: Washington’s Power Elite Smooch Bob Schieffer|Lloyd Grove|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
BuzzFeed provided the “definitive ranking” of its favorite characters in the montage.
There Are More 'Too Many Cooks' Where That First Fever Dream Came From|Kevin Fallon|November 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In this city he encountered his former ranking officer, shorn of all his possessions, and just emerging from an insane asylum.
Repertory Of The Comedie Humaine, Complete, A -- Z|Anatole Cerfberr and Jules Franois Christophe
We must preserve their original names, and instead of ranking them with the apes, we should begin by comparing them together.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume IX (of 10)|Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
"Ranking sergeants of each platoon report here," called Captain Foster quietly, as he halted.
Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants|H. Irving Hancock
Michael Strogoff belonged to the special corps of the Czar's couriers, ranking as an officer among those picked men.
Michael Strogoff|Jules Verne
It was safe enough for a high-ranking labman to gripe about Security—in fact, it was more or less expected.
Security|Poul William Anderson

British Dictionary definitions for ranking

ranking

/ (ˈræŋkɪŋ) /

adjective

mainly US and Canadian prominent; high ranking

Caribbean slang possessed of style; fashionable; exciting

noun

a position on a scale; ratinga ranking in a tennis tournament

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