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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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Recent Examples of ordered
Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the Trump administration has taken aim at incentives for renewable energy and ordered work to stop on off-shore wind projects while championing oil and gas and pushing to keep coal plants burning.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
At the end of the hearing, the judge ordered Burke to be held without bail.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
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Adjective
The monolithic and ordered letterforms apply elegantly to the tripod legs in a contrasting pad print to give the name presence.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
At the same time, the Trump administration has taken aim at incentives for renewable energy and ordered work to stop on off-shore wind projects while championing oil and gas and pushing to keep coal plants burning.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
Those granted protection under the Convention Against Torture are simultaneously ordered deported, though that deportation is deferred.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
At the end of the hearing, the judge ordered Burke to be held without bail.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordered
Adjective
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The move would not trigger any mandatory water restrictions yet, but would force all public water systems to launch messaging campaigns to encourage customers to conserve water.—
Drew Kann,
AJC.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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It's used to make changes to the debt limit, changes to mandatory spending or adjustments in revenues.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
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In this material, those moments are arranged in opposing directions.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Apr. 2026
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In the example model shown, this is arranged as a multifunctional room that includes a small desk/dining table and some seating.—
Adam Williams
April 25,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Investigators said the assault happened after a woman and her boyfriend requested an Uber to pick them up at a bar in the Denver area and take them to a home in Arvada.—
Katie Langford,
Denver Post,
25 Apr. 2026
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The defense requested a 5-year sentence.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
25 Apr. 2026
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Fire officials also asked people in the El Corazon Senior Center and surrounding communities to shelter in place — remain indoors, close windows and doors.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
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When asked about what makes Dallas a literary city, Evans doesn't have to think too long.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Seconds later, the controller instructed the vehicle to stop, but the warning came too late as the aircraft touched down and continued down the runway.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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The March 22 crash killed two pilots and sent 40 others to the hospital after an air traffic controller cleared a fire truck to cross a runway where the Air Canada plane was already instructed to land.—
Doha Madani,
NBC news,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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In Boston’s public schools, sixth graders used chatbots powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Anthropic’s Claude to prepare for this year’s statewide standardized tests.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
23 Apr. 2026
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The big draw is that students, directed by an AI program, spend just two hours a day on core academic subjects but still place in the top 2% of standardized testers, according to the school.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Apr. 2026
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In California, animals and plants on the verge of extinction can be classified as threatened, endangered or fully protected.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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They were both classified as EF0, Molina said.—
Joseph Serna,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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The caller told dispatch her 20-year-old son was inside the home and threatening to harm himself.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Banks and Fahy are sensational, and both get to smoke even after they’ve been told not to because the smell might infest the chintz drapes in the breakfast room.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Ordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordered. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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