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Recent Examples of unordered
The technique, known as brushing, involves fake packages that appear to come from Amazon or other companies, where boxes of unordered items are delivered to your doorstep.
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Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
This expanded the cursory support for numbered and unordered lists and checkboxes to the big items, like headlines, italics, bold, strikethrough, and links.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
Its pages adopt the structure of unordered lists—uniform and sturdy.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
And Ha, along with fellow computer scientist Yujin Tang, recently designed a model that could intentionally send large amounts of data through a transformer in a random, unordered way, mimicking how the human body transmits sensory observations to the brain.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
Some scholars assume—or hope—that an unordered world will sort itself out on its own, that great powers will carve out stable spheres of influence and avoid conflict or that the spread of international commerce and enlightened ideas will naturally maintain global peace and prosperity.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2022
Michigan’s Chief medical executive, Joneigh Khaldun, said late Friday the number of unordered doses offers only a single-day snapshot, noting the federal government had deposited a large number of doses in the state’s account in anticipation of their later use at a mass vaccination site.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2021
Part handling in warehouse automation is challenging if a large variety of items must be accommodated and items are stored in unordered piles.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017
Alex Perry, The Enquirer, 26 Sep. 2024
This expanded the cursory support for numbered and unordered lists and checkboxes to the big items, like headlines, italics, bold, strikethrough, and links.
—Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
Its pages adopt the structure of unordered lists—uniform and sturdy.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2023
And Ha, along with fellow computer scientist Yujin Tang, recently designed a model that could intentionally send large amounts of data through a transformer in a random, unordered way, mimicking how the human body transmits sensory observations to the brain.
—Stephen Ornes, Quanta Magazine, 12 Sep. 2022
Some scholars assume—or hope—that an unordered world will sort itself out on its own, that great powers will carve out stable spheres of influence and avoid conflict or that the spread of international commerce and enlightened ideas will naturally maintain global peace and prosperity.
—Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 14 Feb. 2022
Michigan’s Chief medical executive, Joneigh Khaldun, said late Friday the number of unordered doses offers only a single-day snapshot, noting the federal government had deposited a large number of doses in the state’s account in anticipation of their later use at a mass vaccination site.
—Isaac Stanley-Becker, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2021
Part handling in warehouse automation is challenging if a large variety of items must be accommodated and items are stored in unordered piles.
—Erico Guizzo, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unordered
Adjective
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The creative chaotic Ever enter a room that looks like a mess to you, but its inhabitant knows exactly where everything is?—
Julianna Chen,
Dallas Morning News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Arab leaders have sought to calm nationals and expatriate residents who chose to move to the Persian Gulf region for stability, safety and the promise of prosperity, but who are increasingly growing uneasy as the conflict becomes more chaotic.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
2 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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After leading the Kings to a franchise-best 48 wins and 105 points in his first full season as coach, Hiller failed to replicate that success with a team that has appeared unorganized and undisciplined for much of the season.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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This will be a rather unorganized snow event.—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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And there’s going to be -- there could be a tipping point at some stage in this campaign where the opposition, which seems disorganized, in fact can make that type of move.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Solomon brings up Reiner’s diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder, an illness that can involve mania, depression and the delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized thinking associated with schizophrenia.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Spinning off Truth Social following the merger would further fragment an already incoherent corporate structure with no clear strategic logic connecting cryptocurrency, fusion energy, and social media platforms.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Mar. 2026
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The real problem with Jessica, however, is how incoherent her motivation is.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Unordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unordered. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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