unordered

Definition of unorderednext

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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. 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
  • The chaotic family life was cited when Cary Stayner pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the tourists’ murders; he was found mentally fit to stand trial.
    Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
  • The start turned chaotic in seconds when Verstappen, who along with Leclerc almost immediately passed Antonelli, proceeded to completely pirouette, recovering but quickly finding himself in ninth.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
Adjective
  • The food storage in the walk-in freezer was unorganized.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado April 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • But from the jump, Miller, 40, said the event was unorganized.
    Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • The Halfday Convertible 2-in-1 Garment Duffel Bag will help avoid cramming extra clothes into your main bag, which usually leads to everything getting messy and disorganized.
    Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 30 Apr. 2026
  • People who are disorganized across the board also exist.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 22 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Under Henry, the Red Sox are incoherent, dysfunctional and forever poised to overreact.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Even Trump himself—with his garbled speech and incoherent ramblings—makes his underlings seem more credible by comparison.
    Sarah Longwell, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026

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“Unordered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unordered. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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