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as in tidy
being clean and in good order
a small, unpretentious inn offering pleasant, orderly rooms
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as in organized
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern
the consultant developed an orderly procedure that allows us to process our Internet sales much more quickly and efficiently
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as in neatly
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Recent Examples of orderly
Air Mail, 21 June 2025
From there the footage cuts to people walking in orderly lines out of the facility.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Immigration lawyer Mariam Masumi says this year's ban involved more advanced notice and orderly implementation, seemingly cutting down on the amount of public disruption and pushback.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 June 2025
Moscow undoubtedly would welcome a coordinated and orderly and somewhat dignified withdrawal over a chaotic and dangerous one like the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan in August 2021.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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In Families Like Ours, the slowly rising North Sea forces Denmark to follow Holland’s example and—in an orderly and civilized manner—evacuate the entire country.
—Air Mail, 21 June 2025
From there the footage cuts to people walking in orderly lines out of the facility.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Immigration lawyer Mariam Masumi says this year's ban involved more advanced notice and orderly implementation, seemingly cutting down on the amount of public disruption and pushback.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 9 June 2025
Moscow undoubtedly would welcome a coordinated and orderly and somewhat dignified withdrawal over a chaotic and dangerous one like the U.S. pullout from Afghanistan in August 2021.
—Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orderly
Adjective
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It’s located right next to the Sandbox in a tidy food truck but packs a big punch.—
Jeff Goudy,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Into that void steps AI: tidy, responsive, nonjudgmental.—
Kelly Monahan,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Its mandate was expanded under the Biden and first Trump administrations to encompass all types of organized crime, not just drug trafficking.—
Tim Golden,
ProPublica,
25 June 2025
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The suspects appeared well organized, according to Rosen, and were being directed by a mother of one of the teens.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Draper, up 30–love against Báez, sent a forehand into the corner that was so neat in its curve, so complete in its unanswerableness, that the crowd was very briefly silenced altogether.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
12 July 2025
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Especially to be thought of at the level of an All-Star is pretty neat.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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The report also points to systematic human rights abuses, including credible evidence of executions of prisoners of war.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Teams like the expansion Valkyries have proved a star isn’t always a necessity — gains can be made with savvy strategy, decent rotational players and a hefty amount of systematic discipline.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
27 June 2025
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Since 2006, actor Michael C. Hall has embodied the methodical killer, with a code for only murdering bad people on Dexter, and the television universe has continued to shock viewers ever since.—
Jeff Conway,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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Prosecutors were methodical presenting their case, tying the evidence together in a roadmap for the jury.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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“Orderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderly. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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