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as in arranged
to put into a particular arrangement
I've ordered all of my CDs according to type of music he likes to order his life so that there are few surprises
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as in requested
to give a request or demand for
the players ordered hamburgers for lunch
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as in asked
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
the teacher ordered that everyone sit down immediately and be quiet
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as in instructed
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the police officer ordered the crowd to back away from the suspect
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as in structured
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as in mandatory
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Recent Examples of ordered
Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Still, seizing people who have agreed to appear at ordered court or asylum hearings seems patently unfair.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
How is our current world ordered, and to what extent is that a result determined by those in power rather than a function of natural law?
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
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Verb
As New Year's Eve revelers across the world clinked glasses and ordered rounds, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy was in the midst of delivering a grave message about alcohol, a drug that fits neatly into both our highest highs and lowest lows.
—Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 3 July 2025
Still, seizing people who have agreed to appear at ordered court or asylum hearings seems patently unfair.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Adjective
In 2024, the Bundeswehr ordered 19 Skyrangers mounted on Boxer armored vehicles for around $36 million apiece.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
How is our current world ordered, and to what extent is that a result determined by those in power rather than a function of natural law?
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordered
Verb
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The Microsoft Teams app on a laptop arranged in New York, US, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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The three-petal footprint arranged in a Y-shape isn’t just for aesthetic purposes.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Reeling from the unprecedented incident, the UAE requested Stingers from Washington.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Asked Friday if city and state officials had requested a National Guard deployment -- or had formally signed off on it -- the White House didn't respond.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
13 Sep. 2025
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The agency released four photos and asked the public to report tips on the FBI website.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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He was asked if his injury has been limiting him.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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While Fonseca frames the uprising as a type of emergent phenomenon in his post and a YouTube video, examination of the source code by AI researcher Simon Willison shows that Fonseca specifically instructed the villagers to behave this way and even escalate the unrest over time.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Allen instructed responding deputies to meet at a rally point before responding to the shooting call, Tony said.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Most Americans support common-sense measures like background checks, mandatory training, licensing, restrictions on magazine size, and safe-storage rules.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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Florida’s state legislature needs to get involved to make other mandatory school vaccines optional,including those that protect against diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), polio, measles, mumps and rubella.—
Michelle Marchante,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the end, Sutton-Schulman won the Triangle Springs appeal, but Highmark classified L’s treatment at Menninger as two separate admissions.—
Duaa Eldeib,
ProPublica,
10 Sep. 2025
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Where cancellation fees were once treated largely as compensation outside the scope of VAT, the Court has increasingly classified them as consideration for services and therefore taxable.—
Aleksandra Bal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The canyon between Laura and the couple remains vast after Laura told Cherry in Episode 3 that Daniel died after his rock-climbing accident just to get Cherry out of their lives.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, a law enforcement source later told The New York Times that the findings, from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms report, had not been verified by the agency’s analysts and could have been misinterpreted.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Detection is the biggest hurdle A significant factor in the inconsistency from state to state is that there is no standardized way to measure drug impairment as there is with blood alcohol content.—
Andrew Yockey,
The Conversation,
11 Sep. 2025
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Without universal regulations, the lack of standardized equipment will slow development, raise cost and hinder the ability of countries to work in a united manner on climate issues.—
Michael De Nil,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Ordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordered. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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