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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
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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
Noun
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For Anwar, the prison setting provided a concentrated laboratory for exploring societal hierarchies.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026 -
But talking about identity has ever-shifting rules and hierarchies that amount to bear-traps that can spring at any time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The directors agree that most of the film seamlessly blends their input, though Shi specialized in the horror and action sequences, while Sharafian leaned into the emotional scenes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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These sequences of process and investigation are captured with all the verve and nerve-wracking tension of a slick spy thriller, aided by a detailed, thundering soundscape sure to leave you on edge.—
Siddhant Adlakha,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Thousands of air travelers scrambled to make alternate arrangements or simply hunkered down and waited at South Florida’s three international airports Monday as a blizzard that dropped up to 2 feet of snow all but paralyzed most of the Northeast.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Feb. 2026
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Evans said that while tariffs are challenging for the agriculture and ranching sectors, lopsided trade arrangements that hurt American producers are no better.—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
23 Feb. 2026
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The park includes a variety of bridges, tightropes, ladders and ziplines.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Feb. 2026
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People set up chairs, coolers, grills and ladders — offering a higher vantage point to catch the eye of float riders throwing glimmering plastic beads to revelers.—
Sara Cline,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Orderings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderings. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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