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as in tidy
being clean and in good order
a small, unpretentious inn offering pleasant, orderly rooms
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as in organized
following a set method, arrangement, or pattern
the consultant developed an orderly procedure that allows us to process our Internet sales much more quickly and efficiently
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as in neatly
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Recent Examples of orderly
Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2026
Its demonstrations are orderly, peaceful, good-tempered, and irreverent, featuring countless American flags.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
All these years later, Vern remembers people acting orderly, evacuating at a measured pace, stopping to allow cars into the growing line of traffic out of Yuba City.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Even the smallest closet can help alleviate stress simply through its orderly presentation.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Jan. 2026
Its demonstrations are orderly, peaceful, good-tempered, and irreverent, featuring countless American flags.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 27 Jan. 2026
Adverb
Keep boots upright and orderly by using boot trees, cardboard tubes, or even a short length of PVC pipe.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
All these years later, Vern remembers people acting orderly, evacuating at a measured pace, stopping to allow cars into the growing line of traffic out of Yuba City.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orderly
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Ships the length of several football fields glided past tidy parcels of farmland and Soberania National Park, a 55,000-acre natural preserve.—
John Bowe,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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Experts recommend waiting 30 to 60 minutes after waking to make your bed for a healthier, tidier space.—
Caroline Lubinsky,
Martha Stewart,
31 Jan. 2026
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While Mexico’s ban was being forged, organized crime expanded its share of the sector across northern states and the country’s largest cities, Guadalajara and Mexico City.—
María Verza,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Since then, it’s been difficult to launch the kind of large-scale work stoppage that once helped make organized labor so powerfully effective; of course, that is intentional.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
31 Jan. 2026
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Dooley did not fit neatly into either camp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Symmetrical Throw Pillows Having two identical pillows placed neatly on either side of a sofa is the safest—and most uninteresting—choice.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
28 Jan. 2026
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Materials of all kinds, including handwritten and typewritten pages and microfilm, are kept in neat rows of archival boxes, some stacked six shelves high.—
Natalia Sánchez Loayza,
Scientific American,
29 Jan. 2026
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But who could expect such a neat and simple thing, Porter’s film asks, after all this?—
Sheri Linden,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Jan. 2026
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However, the basic formation of training sets—the systematic classification of images—still relies on startlingly rudimentary, tedious, and time-intensive microtasks performed by precarious workers.—
Farren Fei Yuan,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Former detainees and human rights organizations have documented systematic torture and severe abuses inside the facility, including beatings, electric shocks, suspension by limbs, prolonged stress positions and other degrading treatment.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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This wood stand was designed to tidily fill the wall between windows, and was painted white to match the window trim.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
20 Jan. 2026
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Everything is resolved too speedily, too tidily.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Starboard’s 2026 strategy leans into partnership, culture and experiential momentum, while Harding+ is building a more systematized retail model around emotion, data, and innovation.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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China takes a much more methodical approach to deals and decisions that often take years to negotiate.—
Brendan Murray,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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Jeroloman, a former New York Yankees scout, found Doeschot and Sammler in his own methodical way.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Orderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderly. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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