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as in sequences
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
you always keep your books in perfect alphabetical order we haven't found out the order of the speeches yet
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as in organizations
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
a religious order
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as in types
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
collects movie posters, photographs and autographs of the stars, and other memorabilia of that order
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as in medals
a piece of metal given in honor of a special event, a person, or an achievement
a book with full-color illustrations of British orders and decorations
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as in instructions
a statement of what to do that must be obeyed by those concerned
the commander issued an order that the number of guards for the prisoner be doubled
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as in classes
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped
the lower orders were once expected to be content living out their lives as servants to the upper classes
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as in categories
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
regards draftees as an entirely different order of soldier and less desirable than volunteers
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as in arranges
to put into a particular arrangement
I've ordered all of my CDs according to type of music he likes to order his life so that there are few surprises
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as in requests
to give a request or demand for
the players ordered hamburgers for lunch
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as in demands
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority
the teacher ordered that everyone sit down immediately and be quiet
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as in instructs
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority
the police officer ordered the crowd to back away from the suspect
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Recent Examples of orders
James Powel, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Those orders jumped from $138 billion to $455 billion and are a testament to growing demand for Artificial Intelligence demand in the cloud services sector.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
With the conflict changing every day, the plans to rebuild the hospital may also change, which could mean putting it in a different location based on evacuation orders, Jboor said.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Finding the best drugstore moisturizer should entail a little playtime, and that’s doctor’s orders.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
Strangers turned to followers and views into food orders.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
District of Columbia National Guard troops have orders to stay in the district through December, a Guard official said Wednesday.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Customers had placed orders for the product, which was shipped from Vietnam.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … ORDER FROM THE COURT – Georgia judge orders Fani Willis to redo search for records in Trump election case.
—FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As the documentary depicts through footage of the rescue efforts, all of those outside tensions make the two rescue parties reluctant to work together, until the government orders the special forces team to use the indigenous search party’s knowledge of the forest in their favor.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
Some of the dessert content arises during an extended episode where the Brotherhood orders Ruth to attend a nearby community college’s culinary-arts program—but not so very much of it.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Many fires ignite and are extinguished without the need for an official fire camp, but if a fire grows in size the incident commander orders more resources, like fire crews, aircraft, and engines, and a fire camp is erected to sustain those resources.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
The plea agreement orders him to forfeit $15 billion.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
Furious at the accusations, Livingston orders Abigail removed but inadvertently reveals knowledge of the explosive laptop.
—Time, 21 Aug. 2025
When the satellites fly over the telescopes, the system orders them to redirect their beams away from the sensitive antennas or to mute their electronics.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Noun
The phones will be available for pre-orders at the end of the week, and hitting shelves in 10 days.
—James Powel, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
Those orders jumped from $138 billion to $455 billion and are a testament to growing demand for Artificial Intelligence demand in the cloud services sector.
—Jj Kinahan, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
However, StyleCaster may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes.
—Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2025
With the conflict changing every day, the plans to rebuild the hospital may also change, which could mean putting it in a different location based on evacuation orders, Jboor said.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Finding the best drugstore moisturizer should entail a little playtime, and that’s doctor’s orders.
—Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
Strangers turned to followers and views into food orders.
—Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
District of Columbia National Guard troops have orders to stay in the district through December, a Guard official said Wednesday.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
Customers had placed orders for the product, which was shipped from Vietnam.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
Bill Nye Our favorite Science Guy orders a caramel macchiato made with coconut milk.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Sep. 2025
Continue reading … ORDER FROM THE COURT – Georgia judge orders Fani Willis to redo search for records in Trump election case.
—FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As the documentary depicts through footage of the rescue efforts, all of those outside tensions make the two rescue parties reluctant to work together, until the government orders the special forces team to use the indigenous search party’s knowledge of the forest in their favor.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2025
Some of the dessert content arises during an extended episode where the Brotherhood orders Ruth to attend a nearby community college’s culinary-arts program—but not so very much of it.
—Hannah Gold, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2025
Many fires ignite and are extinguished without the need for an official fire camp, but if a fire grows in size the incident commander orders more resources, like fire crews, aircraft, and engines, and a fire camp is erected to sustain those resources.
—River Selby
august 25, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2025
The plea agreement orders him to forfeit $15 billion.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2025
Furious at the accusations, Livingston orders Abigail removed but inadvertently reveals knowledge of the explosive laptop.
—Time, 21 Aug. 2025
When the satellites fly over the telescopes, the system orders them to redirect their beams away from the sensitive antennas or to mute their electronics.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orders
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But often, these efforts center on what needs to happen operationally—steps, sequences, handoffs.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The model’s efficiency is particularly notable when handling long sequences of data.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The United States has suspended some funding for its flagship AIDS relief program, according to international organizations and members of Congress who warn the cuts are already hurting patients and halting critical projects globally.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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According to Anthropic, the company behind Claude, a hacker used its artificial intelligence chatbot to research, hack, and extort at least 17 organizations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Trubetter Foldable Travel Hangers Many standard hotel room closets contain at least one or two hangers, but other types of lodging—like Airbnb, boutique hotels, and hostels—may not have any at all.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Sep. 2025
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What are the two types of waterspouts?—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Since 2000, 39 of the 98 men’s and women’s Olympic sprinting (100m, 200m and 4x100m) medals have been won by Jamaicans.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Over the course of her career, Vonn has won 82 World Cup races and three Olympic medals.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Do that by using a clean rag or paper towel treated with a small amount of commercial cleaning or bleach solution, and rub them for as long as directed by the manufacturer's instructions.—
Audrey Bruno,
SELF,
10 Sep. 2025
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In recent incidents, Google's Gemini CLI destroyed user files while attempting to reorganize them, and Replit's AI coding service deleted a production database despite explicit instructions not to modify code.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Many students rely on social media platforms to access online classes, research materials and collaborative learning tools.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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His long-term plans are to add a chocolate program and offer pastry-making classes, something he’s done in the past at a Tustin cooking school and on his own Rull’s Kitchen YouTube channel that has more than 12,000 subscribers.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two neighbors are likely experiencing much wider differences in inflation than the differences when looking at categories like age or race.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
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And in the guest actor categories in both drama and comedy, it was split 50-50.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Chronological Border arranges the beds in chronological order from the 16th to the 20th century.—
Jeanine Barone,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The Latest section, on the other hand, arranges posts and reels in chronological order, with the most recent ones appearing first.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Orders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orders. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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