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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
Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
While the transfer was orderly – in contrast to chaotic scenes surrounding the release of Israeli and Thai hostages in Gaza last week – the three appeared thin and pale when they were led onto a makeshift stage.
—Sophie Tanno and Mick Krever, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
His house is neat, his habits are orderly, and, with his careful concentration on practical details and his loving attention to Sandy, his methodical life appears full and busy.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
In short, an expansive and orderly process of legal immigration makes sense for economic and humanitarian reasons.
—Brad Wolf, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Deactivating the program on Monday sent some 30,000 migrants with existing appointments into limbo, and left them and future migrants without an orderly way to come into the country.
—Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
While the transfer was orderly – in contrast to chaotic scenes surrounding the release of Israeli and Thai hostages in Gaza last week – the three appeared thin and pale when they were led onto a makeshift stage.
—Sophie Tanno and Mick Krever, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
His house is neat, his habits are orderly, and, with his careful concentration on practical details and his loving attention to Sandy, his methodical life appears full and busy.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 7 Feb. 2025
In short, an expansive and orderly process of legal immigration makes sense for economic and humanitarian reasons.
—Brad Wolf, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for orderly
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Two goals on his MLS debut against Montreal was a tidy start.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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There were three fights in the first nine seconds, tidy one-on-one bouts.—
Louisa Thomas,
The New Yorker,
23 Feb. 2025
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Then, on a more structural level, there is scope for much greater intelligence sharing across governments and joint task-forces on organized crime (gangs are a favorite extension of the Russian state).—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Sean Bean takes on the role of gang leader Ronnie Phelan, joined by Julie Graham, James Nelson-Joyce as his friend Michael and Hannah Onslow, the latter playing a couple who wants to start a new life – away from organized crime.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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Twist in a neat midi knot or pin in a looser twist for a personalized style.—
Calin Van Paris,
Vogue,
18 Feb. 2025
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But the neatest summation is probably that Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen are returning to their natural places in the Bundesliga.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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This systematic approach comes from my own education, the university studies in economics, and the entrepreneurial tradition of my family.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
21 Feb. 2025
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Throughout their history, Baha’is have faced systematic repression, especially in Iran, where they are routinely arrested, detained and imprisoned.—
Peter Kiefer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Feb. 2025
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What’s the holdup: The Hall seems to have a methodical approach to hip-hop, which typically results in one act from the genre getting in each year.—
Joe Kwaczala,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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But over the course of the season, the Chiefs were a methodical team and the Eagles don’t mind playing that way.—
Hank Gola,
New York Daily News,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Orderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderly. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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