"ranked" in the verb sense

1. rank

take or have a position relative to others

"This painting ranks among the best in the Western World"

2. rate, rank, range, order, grade, place

assign a rank or rating to

"how would you rank these students?"

"The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

3. rank, outrank

take precedence or surpass others in rank

"ranked" in the adjective sense

1. graded, ranked, stratified

arranged in a sequence of grades or ranks

"stratified areas of the distribution"

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