Definition of ORDERLINESS

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Recent Examples on the Web The orderliness gardening requires, with its rules and rows, can carry over into the manageability of other life tasks, Hall said. — Kristen Rogers, CNN, "The human needs driving the rise in gardening, and how to start one," 3 May 2020 Just the route comes to mind, the repetition and orderliness of following the same path. — Sarah Fay, Longreads, "On Solitude (and Isolation and Loneliness [and Brackets])," 17 Mar. 2020 The hidden long-range order of this putative state could rival the more obvious orderliness of a crystal. — Quanta Magazine, "Ideal Glass Would Explain Why Glass Exists at All," 11 Mar. 2020 Gestation is considered a full-time job; the days at Golden Oaks have the same intense orderliness of a factory floor. — Jessica Weisberg, The New Yorker, "Can Surrogacy Remake the World?," 11 Dec. 2019 To watch The West Wing is to spend time in a different paradigm—to be whisked back in time to a moment when news still gave the illusion of orderliness. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, "Desperately Seeking C.J.," 25 Sep. 2019 No other sport relies as totally on continuity, statistics, orderliness of these. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "Statistics tell the story of Rockies’ pitching woes in 2019," 28 Oct. 2019 The foundations of orderliness for any city are planning and management. — Ndubisi Onwuanyi, Quartz Africa, "The unplanned journey that led Lagos to becoming an overwhelmed megacity," 5 Oct. 2019 Her decision, which was met with skepticism by some prodemocracy figures in Hong Kong, comes as the protests near their three-month mark and show little sign of abating, roiling a city known for its orderliness and hurting its economy. — Austin Ramzy, BostonGlobe.com, "Hong Kong’s leader to withdraw extradition bill that ignited protests," 4 Sep. 2019

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“Orderliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orderliness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2020.

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