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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She was ordered to pay White £1,000 in compensation.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
And when panelist Geoffrey Chen, a British luxury investor, dismissed rosé as often-inferior, my neighbor hid his freshly ordered glass of pink wine.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
“I’ve ordered cake from Valerie several times for different occasions and they’re always really special, pretty and so good,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
He ordered the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to be painted blue.
From Slate • May 18, 2026
I found none that fitted and at last was ordered back to my work detail.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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