as in format
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged the novel's intricate ordonnance might not be apparent to the casual reader

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Noun
  • With support for 8K and even 10K video (which essentially doesn't exist for consumers) and all major hi-res audio formats, HDMI 2.1b has your home theater covered for the foreseeable future.
    Ryan Waniata, Wired News, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The teams will play in a round-robin format, with each team playing the remaining four teams in the pool.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Conspicuously anglo human characters resemble the generic design often seen in low-rent CG fare produced overseas: large heads with pristine skin and pronounced facial features.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 11 Apr. 2025
  • And in another first for Netflix, the design of the thronglet characters from the game actually inspired the creatures in the episode itself.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The thickness and composition of the Martian atmosphere over time is also an open question.
    Jonathan O’Callaghan, JSTOR Daily, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Still another composition features a Google Translate interpretation of an essay Vara wrote in Spanish, which contains both mistranslations and stretches where the software turned flawed Spanish into grammatical English.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To solve the bedroom’s issues, Galey planned to drywall over the extra door, add thick, arched double wood doors with a lock for privacy and reimagine the layout to make the space feel cozier and more secure.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Learn the dining room layout and setup mistakes to avoid when hosting or entertaining.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • For her performance, Clarkson sported a Buffalo Bills jacket — a nod to that day’s guest, Hailee Steinfeld, who is engaged to quarterback Josh Allen — and kept her vocal arrangement free of any of her signature high notes or riffs, letting the humor of Crow’s lyrics speak for itself.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The second extension puts to rest any idea that TikTok will disappear again, and makes some kind of business arrangement to preserve its U.S. presence appear all but inevitable.
    Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The atra tree snake, named after the Latin word for black, was identified by its size, coloring, and scale pattern.
    Stories by Real-Time news team, with AI summarization, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025
  • You’re being asked to name your needs, listen to others’ needs too, understand your relational patterns, and commit to the process of transformation.
    Colin Bedell, Them., 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In that mighty visage, Stephens and Hernandez tease out a theme of grand scope and urgency.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025
  • While the survey found overspending due to guilt is a common theme among parents, researchers also noted this stems from a good place.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Ordonnance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordonnance. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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