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as in level
the placement of someone or something in relation to others in a vertical arrangement
the greasy spoon restaurant was several rungs below the kind of establishment in which we usually dined
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as in baton
Scottish
a heavy rigid stick used as a weapon or for punishment
the watchman usually carried a stout oak rung
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as in chimed
to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates
I didn't hear the doorbell ring
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Recent Examples of rung
Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The last team to go from the bottom two rungs of the conference table to the MLS Cup was the Houston Dynamo in 2011, while the last team to go from an eight-win season to the league championship game was the Galaxy in 2009.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
This frame, Linkin Park’s breakout tune pushes from No. 13 to No. 12, improving by just one rung.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
There are three rungs on the 9×9 ladder: Turbo, Sport, and Leichtbau.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
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Use paper treat cups and decorative stickers to create buckets for all 24 nights, then use twine or string to hang each one from the ladder's rungs.
—Emily Williams, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2024
Advertisement The last team to go from the bottom two rungs of the conference table to the MLS Cup was the Houston Dynamo in 2011, while the last team to go from an eight-win season to the league championship game was the Galaxy in 2009.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
This frame, Linkin Park’s breakout tune pushes from No. 13 to No. 12, improving by just one rung.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
There are three rungs on the 9×9 ladder: Turbo, Sport, and Leichtbau.
—Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 4 Dec. 2024
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Governments at all levels need to prioritize two things.Roger Valdez, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Support is enhanced by a former resistance level from 2021, where UBER has found a footing since its breakout in early 2024.Katie Stockton, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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Singer uses modern milling techniques to mill from clay and build hard models before the baton is handed off to the engineers.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 1 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps Kohli will ponder doing right by India and step aside for a younger teammate to take the baton.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Made with memory foam, the neck pillow comfortably supports your head and neck in any position and is made with a breathable, yet plush, fabric.Melony Forcier, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025
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Thanks to these translations, English-speaking readers are in a better position to ponder the mystery of how a timid, apolitical newspaperman wrote one of the most haunting novels of the age of Fascism and war.Christopher Tayler, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Hard freezes, ice, and snow will damage or break canes, making plants more susceptible to pests and disease.Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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The age this particular persona is supposed to represent remains ambiguous in the scene, but the Jackal uses a cane and maintains a sense of frailty in his body, both of which contribute to another visual iteration of geriatric Redmayne.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
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Just look at Georgia’s ranks: • 16th nationally in pass plays of 10-plus yards, ninth in pass plays of 20-plus yards and 17th in pass plays of 30-plus yards.Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff has warned that Pyongyang will continue sending its troops to fill out Russia's military ranks.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Driven by his instincts, Fok begins to dig deeper into the case, uncovering a labyrinthine conspiracy that threads through Hong Kong’s criminal underworld and its upper echelons of power.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Dec. 2024
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Parton's success of late Parton, through her many projects and undertakings in recent years, has transcended even the top echelons of celebrity, becoming almost synonymous with good-natured altruism — especially during the holidays.Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 11 Dec. 2024
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Look no further than the abandonment of computer ranking systems of the BCS era in favor of the all-human selection committee of the College Football Playoff.Giovanni Malloy, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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The rankings will be published on the Hotline each Monday through the remainder of the regular season.Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2025
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New York City, like Ohio and Philadelphia, is another place that was slammed early by fentanyl.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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Though Bobbi Brown’s Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick collection features a large, 29-count shade range, each color in its lineup has a place in just about anyone’s makeup routine.Sarah Han, Allure, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Rung.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rung. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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