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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
Scott Santarosa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Earlier this spring, officials in High Springs, Fla., an orderly suburban oasis of about 8,000 in agricultural North Central Florida, signed a 287(g) memorandum.
—Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
Cannon has ordered that no defendant shall file a response until all parties have been served, aiming to manage the orderly progress of the case.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The day he was inaugurated, Trump disabled the CBP One mobile app that the Biden administration had utilized since 2023 to create a more orderly process of applying for asylum from the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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The Catholic Church believes a country has the right to protect its borders and to have orderly immigration.
—Scott Santarosa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2025
Earlier this spring, officials in High Springs, Fla., an orderly suburban oasis of about 8,000 in agricultural North Central Florida, signed a 287(g) memorandum.
—Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 May 2025
Cannon has ordered that no defendant shall file a response until all parties have been served, aiming to manage the orderly progress of the case.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 May 2025
The day he was inaugurated, Trump disabled the CBP One mobile app that the Biden administration had utilized since 2023 to create a more orderly process of applying for asylum from the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orderly
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Below, shop 12 space-saving storage solutions that keep pots and pans, water bottles, snacks, and more tidy, including deals up to 61 percent off.—
Rachel Trujillo,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Keep tidy Dressing sharply doesn’t have to be expensive, says Post Senning, as long as your attire fits your office environment and your body.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
1 June 2025
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His meticulous note-keeping is very much in line with an organized Virgo. Libra: Andy Andy is a popular cheerleader and lives in the fancy part of Astoria.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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Meanwhile, activist groups like People’s Union USA now publish boycott schedules year-round, proving that organized consumer pressure operates year-round with scheduling precision CMOs can literally mark on their calendars.—
Gillian Oakenfull,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Front Runner has a deep, long-running catalog of overland products, but possibly its most visible and ubiquitous is its lineup of square Wolf Pack Pro boxes that stack and secure together to make dry storage as neat, secure and space-efficient as possible.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
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Beating the best that Europe had to offer in the Champions League was a neat riposte.—
Phil Hay
June 2,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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In May 2025, Global Rights Compliance and The Reckoning Project, both non-governmental organizations, published a new report revealing unprecedented evidence exposing Russia’s systematic weaponization of information during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Exercising enhances sleep for a variety of reasons, according to a 2023 systematic review published in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Since then, Snell has been on a more methodical throwing plan.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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This shift favors methodical action, not impulsive chaos.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
29 May 2025
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“Orderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderly. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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