ordered
Americanadjective
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neatly or conveniently arranged; well-organized.
an ordered office.
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done according to specific principles or procedures.
an ordered method of assembling the parts.
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conducted according to certain precepts or rules.
an ordered way of life.
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Officials in Malibu, which sits just north of Santa Monica, have ordered the evacuation of 31 homes because of the danger posed by the hole.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
District Court Judge David O. Carter ordered the VA to build about 2,500 units of temporary and permanent housing in addition to the 1,200 required in the earlier lawsuit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
It was there I encountered the stories about government workers being ordered back to their desks by the Giuliani administration in the hot zone.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
Its defining achievement is ordered liberty: suspicion of ideological conceit, faith in common decency, respect for tradition and a preference for gradual change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
“Get ahold of yourself,” Major Puff ordered when his feet refused to march and his wings refused to flap.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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