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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
Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
In a filing to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), a group that represents electric utilities, said allowing the EPA to regulate climate pollution creates an orderly system for cutting emissions while minimizing economic impacts on consumers and businesses.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
Additional time would also have been needed to plan for an orderly handoff of their responsibilities for outbreak response and research.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
Trading remains orderly—no widespread panic has emerged—but sentiment has declined sharply.
—Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Keeps my rounded jewelry in its form and the three sections are perfect to keep everything orderly.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 13 Mar. 2025
In a filing to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), a group that represents electric utilities, said allowing the EPA to regulate climate pollution creates an orderly system for cutting emissions while minimizing economic impacts on consumers and businesses.
—Camila Domonoske, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
Additional time would also have been needed to plan for an orderly handoff of their responsibilities for outbreak response and research.
—Alexander Tin, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2025
Trading remains orderly—no widespread panic has emerged—but sentiment has declined sharply.
—Dan Irvine, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orderly
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This aversion to water can also be justified by their love of a tidy coat, which water can easily dishevel.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
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Some residences under $5 million embody a level of splendor that defies tidy definitions.—
Spencer Elliott,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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Professor Hanson backed up the idea of the group being limited in its capacity to act in an organized way, particularly as a force directed by Maduro.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the model is just a clock, a clock that has a pendulum that moves in a very organized way, and that pendulum drives a wheel that shows the time, the hands that show the minutes and seconds.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2025
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Over the next two hours, jeweler and collector pored over nearly 40 pieces, separating them into neat piles.—
Andrea Chang,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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They can be enjoyed sipped neat or poured over ice.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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To environmental activists, the systematic deconstruction of America’s coal industry was a beautiful thing, a way to meet emissions goals set under the Paris Climate Accords.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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For the latter, organizations must invest in their own systematic transformation, covering everything from strategy and operations to communications, to become future-ready brands that are resilient, impactful, responsive and adaptive.—
Piyachart Isarabhakdee,
Time,
7 Apr. 2025
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As the judge made clear at yesterday’s hearing, the evidence shows a plan to attack Max and Michael, and its methodical implementation.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Continuous Improvement: The Film Room Mentality Throughout his career, Rich Gannon's approach to improvement was methodical and unflinching.—
Omaid Homayun,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Orderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderly. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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