1
as in plan
a method worked out in advance for achieving some objective
will work out a visitation arrangement in court
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as in layout
the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized
an artistic arrangement of the vases on the shelf
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as in design
the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged
the close arrangement of the figures in the family portrait is meant to be symbolic of their close emotional attachment
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as in sequence
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another
the ill-advised arrangement of works in the piano recital resulted in pieces of similar mood being played back-to-back
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Recent Examples of arrangement
Shahidah Salaam did not open her new floral business in South Kansas City just to sell roses or make pretty flower arrangements.
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Kansas City Star, 11 Jan. 2026
Kim reaches for the tea tray, removing the cups and saucers and placing a dozen or more items in an irregular arrangement.
—Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
Cuba also provides thousands of doctors to Venezuela as part of an economic and political arrangement with the leaders in Caracas.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 11 Jan. 2026
Energy and critical minerals feature prominently, alongside language about long-term supply arrangements and local-currency pricing.
—Dewardric L. McNeal, CNBC, 11 Jan. 2026
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Dumas has worked for Valero for four years but just moved to the Benicia location from Arizona a year ago, just a few months before the energy company announced a possible plan to cease or idle operations.—
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The plan is to develop a cost-effective, energy-efficient technology for making innovative plastics based on polybutylene succinate (PBS) which are made entirely out of organic waste.—
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The Kosmera Nebula 1 is a four-door electric concept that leans toward supercar proportions rather than a traditional sedan layout.—
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Tagle notes these layouts showcase craftsmanship and express design intent, creating a bespoke feel.—
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The growing acceptance of Indian design is one reason Bohra no longer resists the Made in India label.—
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The largest maritime manufacturing company in Indonesia, PT Pal has advantages in the design and construction capabilities of naval vessels, commercial vessels, and general engineering.—
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Inside the chip, both blastocysts and blastoids went through the full implantation sequence.—
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Using ancestral sequence reconstruction, which reconstructs ancient proteins from modern genetic data, the team resurrected cannabinoid-producing enzymes from early cannabis ancestors.—
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Or Cenote, the Yucatan Peninsula hole with a massive ramp above the hole that takes different strategies depending on the pin location.—
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Bond said the Hoosier Lottery would adopt the strategies other states employ, such as cross-promoting digital and retail tickets.—
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For instance, the researchers cannot yet trace the gas all the way down to the black hole itself, and the exact physics of how the black hole’s energy shuts down star formation remains an open question.—
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At the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, ice artists create walk-through castles with tunnels, slides and frozen fountains etched into natural-looking formations.—
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Yet under the hood of a relatively stable unemployment rate, the composition of the job growth remains starkly narrow.—
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Ghanem added that body composition analyzers, like DEXA scans, will likely be more widely used as awareness grows about the limitations of BMI and weight in assessing obesity.—
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A day after booking Soto and Baz, investigators arrested Gutierrez, who allegedly led the distribution of the cocaine to dealers and users, at his Oxnard home.—
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The company aims to scale up its distribution footprint and leverage its physical stores — dubbed Alo Sanctuaries — not just as transactional spaces but hubs for community-building experiences.—
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“Arrangement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrangement. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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