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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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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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Decentralize Decision-Making While Preserving Oversight The Pennsylvania event showed exactly what will happen to enterprises stuck in rigid hierarchies—one failure can ripple through the entire system because decision-making and recovery are slow.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025 -
In 1959, six years before I was born, Pakistan was ruled by a general who had seized power in a military coup and elevated himself to the rank of Field Marshall—the highest rank in the British army, whose structures and hierarchies were inherited by several post-colonial nations.—
Mohammed Hanif,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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The two-minute trailer showcases action sequences, romance and family dynamics across multiple storylines.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Most of the film’s visual sequences are reconstructions of the experiences of the Palestine Red Crescent staff who were working in their West Bank office at the time.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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Guests can also save up to 35 percent off on rates and special arrangements by booking directly with the hotel.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Vic’s family handled half the arrangements.—
Bryan Washington,
New Yorker,
7 Sep. 2025
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Anybody with a wire cutter or ladders could be able to get in.—
Michael Evanoff,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Dozens of fire truck drivers extended their ladders to the roof of the plant to extinguish the blaze, a WSOC photo showed.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Orderings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderings. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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