orderings

noun

plural of ordering
1
as in hierarchies
a scheme of rank or order in the ordering of crimes, ripping the tags off upholstered furniture should rank fairly low

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Relevance
2
as in sequences
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another the ordering of the children in the procession was according to height

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orderings
  1. hierarchies
  2. sequences
  3. rankings
  4. arrangements
  5. ladders
Noun
  • How far might a nation go that had no kings to depose, no entrenched hierarchies to uproot, a country so young and iconoclastic and resource-rich?
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • To navigate this acceleration, leadership must shift from rigid hierarchies to horizontal agility—partnering across boundaries to follow the fluid flow of value.
    — Stephanie Kramer, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of hierarchies
Noun
  • Large language models are designed to predict likely sequences of language.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • During one of the film’s most unsettling sequences, the main character, Peter, wakes up in bed disoriented.
    — Arryn Robbins, Washington Post, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of sequences
Noun
  • Texas dominated many national rankings in the report as well, with the ZIP code encompassing the Dallas suburb of Crandall ranking second on the list and a more urban Dallas ZIP code ranking 10th.
    — Faith Bugenhagen, Austin American Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
Definition of rankings
Noun
  • These are songs that iterate and elevate minor party fouls into dramas of symphonic proportion, arrangements that articulate the heightened emotions churning inside anxious minds.
    — Lily Goldberg, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Unlike litigation in federal court, arbitration and mediation are generally conducted outside the public judicial process and often subject to confidentiality arrangements.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrangements
Noun
  • Stewart leaves ladders by his house so any community members who stay behind can reach the roof, and Sierka credits a neighbor for keeping that house standing during Woolsey.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
  • As the two clubs meet on Wednesday night, each on different trajectories in football’s world of snakes and ladders, that question remains.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of ladders
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“Orderings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderings. Accessed 23 Oct. 2026.

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