Ladder and Variation

Ladder

Ladder noun - A scheme of rank or order.

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Variation and ladder are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Ladder".

Nearby Words: laddering, laddered

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Ladder and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ladder" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

old	old ladder	old variation
particular	particular ladder	particular variation
small	small ladder	small variation
great	great ladder	great variation
Other adjectives: little, villainous, twisted, different.

There has also been a variation where two wrestlers start at the bottom and race to the top for a dangling title belt, similar to the ladder match.

Source: Gimmick Matches
The best variation of that sketch was when he called out to someone from the second floor window to please hold the ladder for him as he climbed down.

Source: Blatant Burglar
A variation on Bob's Burgers: When Louise falls into a pit trap in an abandoned factory, Tina suggests everyone form a human ladder to help get her out.

Source: Chain of People

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