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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
Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Instead, water ice in space was thought to be purely amorphous; in other words, no crystallization and no ordered structure between molecules.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 July 2025
Zac Anderson, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next Currie has ordered the Justice Department to respond to the disqualification motion by November 3, with the defense reply due a week later.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Verb
The ordered swirl of houses and streets, from this high angle, sprang at her now with the same unexpected, astonishing clarity as the circuit card had.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Instead, water ice in space was thought to be purely amorphous; in other words, no crystallization and no ordered structure between molecules.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 9 July 2025
Adjective
About 750,000 federal workers have been furloughed during the shutdown and ordered not to report to work.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
What Happens Next Currie has ordered the Justice Department to respond to the disqualification motion by November 3, with the defense reply due a week later.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordered
Verb
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Deiseroth continued to yell and bang his head in the back of the car while Lane, Dorestant and Scibilia arranged for Deiseroth’s estranged wife to come down from Miami-Dade County to pick up the couple’s children, according to the footage and his arrest report.—
David Goodhue
October 24,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The garments by the two designers are arranged side by side or facing each other, allowing visitors to appreciate the contrast between Balenciaga’s formal elegance and Alaïa’s sensual style.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this year, officials at the Louvre requested urgent help from the French government to restore and renovate the museum's ageing exhibition halls and better protect its countless works of art.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Oct. 2025
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In court filings, the Justice Department, which argues these cases on behalf of the government, said that the re-detention is legal because the agency has once again requested new travel documents from Ukraine.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
19 Oct. 2025
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Breer was taking in questions from fans for his mailbag on Sports Illustrated when he was asked about the dysfunction with the Ravens.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Phillips also asked that their assets be divided up by the court as separate property, with no indication in the papers that the exes had a prenup in place.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Kruppas were instructed to bring $50 to each visit and, Laurie stressed, they were told the donor sperm would come from a resident in the university’s medical school.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Ramirez mentioned this to a superior, who instructed Ramirez to direct Chua to the city manager.—
Luis Melecio-Zambrano,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Congress failed to pass a budget or temporary funding measure before the federal fiscal year ended on October 1, forcing many federal agencies to cease all non-mandatory operations.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Having initially faced 20 years in jail, the additional indictments raised his possible jail term to 45 years, with a mandatory minimum of five years in federal prison.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Led by its chief constable, Craig Guildford, WMP had advised the city’s safety advisory group (SAG) against approving an away allocation at Villa Park, owing to the fixture being classified as a high-risk event.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors accuse Bolton of using a non-government personal email account and messaging application to transmit at least eight documents to unauthorized individuals that contained information classified at levels ranging from Secret to Top Secret.—
Pierre Thomas,
ABC News,
16 Oct. 2025
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Here's what the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration, which distributes SNAP benefits, told IndyStar about the impact on SNAP.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
24 Oct. 2025
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After surviving the massacre and making a recovery that surprised even her doctors, Sophia returned home in time to celebrate her upcoming 13th birthday, a family spokesperson told CNN.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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The preliminary draft released by state education officials lays out what standards Massachusetts high school students may be required to meet to graduate, replacing the former MCAS standardized testing requirement.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Players would benefit from standardized eye protection guidelines for pickleball, says Lacher.—
Arundathi Nair,
NPR,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Ordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordered. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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