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ordering

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verb

present participle of order
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2
as in requesting
to give a request or demand for the players ordered hamburgers for lunch

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as in asking
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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Noun
  • These tools are arranged in a hierarchy, with a powerful LLM tool acting as the project manager, delegating tasks to whatever will get the job done.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
  • But the process could open eyes to what might have been, as well as what comes next in an Eastern Conference hierarchy potentially reset.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2025
Noun
  • The entire sequence unfolds at Galilee Gulch, played in the show by a mansion on Lake Murray, just outside the state capital of Columbia, that happens to be the largest single-family residence in South Carolina, at around 18,000 square feet.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 5 May 2025
  • Early in the first half against Villa, one sequence demonstrated the two most outstanding aspects of Lavia’s game: his ability to receive and retain the ball under pressure, and his talent for identifying and playing line-breaking passes that give his team an advantage.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • Before the repeal, Soto was arranging for free Spanish-language weddings in Little Havana and building up support for Dade County to retire its English-only policy.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Mar. 2025
  • In the book, Stewart shares advice on topics such as growing produce and arranging flowers.
    Claire Murashima, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Hamilton County Coroner's Office is requesting help finding the relatives of a man who died this week.
    Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Now, Snoop says that The Chronic creator has fully embraced the revival of Death Row Records, even going as far as personally requesting his own official Death Row jacket.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Harvick raised his voice about why the appeals process hadn't been made public, asking what is there to hide.
    Mark Davis, Newsweek, 15 Mar. 2025
  • This prompted one Keller parent to sue the school board, asking a judge to intervene in the split and prevent the board from future violations of the law.
    Cody Copeland and, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The next year, Martin was accused of instructing staffers to regularly delete their emails to prevent them from becoming available to the media or public under the state’s Sunshine Law.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Whitfield doubles down on his previous orders, instructing the former sheepherder to murder all the Duttons and dump their bodies in the lawless border town.
    Matt Cabral, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 4 May 2025
  • Despite the team losing the top spot in The Athletic’s most recent power rankings, playing the adjusted run line for the Dodgers remains one of my favorite bets in baseball.
    The Athletic, New York Times, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Those arrangements substantively violate NCAA rules.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 3 May 2025
  • Put the longer flowers in the vase and, afterwards, surround the outer rim of the arrangement with the shorter flowers.
    Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 May 2025
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“Ordering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordering. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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