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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
Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Dec. 2025
In this Tudor renovation, designer Barrie Benson combined 10 different textiles and prints in a single, orderly viewpoint without flinching.
—Zoe Gowen, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 23 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Others appear staged nearby in orderly alignment.
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All these years later, Vern remembers people acting orderly, evacuating at a measured pace, stopping to allow cars into the growing line of traffic out of Yuba City.
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That’s fine because Wayfair has storage containers, utility carts, and decorative bins to get you back on the tidy track.—
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Overflowing with furniture and decor to breathe new life into your home and make any room tidier, there are so many helpful pieces worth buying.—
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These tools summarize notifications, suggest actions, and help users stay organized throughout the day.—
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Crucially, the organized pressure and condemnation also spurred PEN America to direct more of its attention and resources to Palestine.—
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And not everything has to be tied up neatly in a bow.—
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Not all issues fit neatly into the affordability frame.—
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There to support husband George, who is nominated for Best Male Actor, Motion Picture, Musical/Comedy at the 2026 ceremony for his performance in Jay Kelly, Amal added diamond drop earrings, a matching diamond bracelet, and a neat box clutch in that same traffic-stopping shade of red.—
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Snslxh Stackable Closet Storage Baskets, Set of 5 For bulky knits and sweaters, Lam suggests using stackable shelves like these to keep piles neat and accessible.—
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Previous studies, such as a 2024 systematic review, concluded that fasting strategies are not more effective than calorie restriction.—
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Continue reading … FAITH UNDER SIEGE – Christians targeted in systematic kidnapping campaign in Nigeria by jihadi herdsmen.—
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Yet as neat and tidy as this sounds, such revolutions — especially those supported by outside interference — rarely proceed tidily.—
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Yet as neat and tidy as this sounds, such revolutions — especially those supported by outside interference — rarely proceed tidily.—
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The Hurricanes, who had run methodical drives all game, scored less than two minutes later on a 36-yard catch-and-run by Malachi Toney.—
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Canes on the board first The Hurricanes worked a long, methodical drive to get into the red zone before the drive fizzled out.—
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The film smartly foreshadows what will befall Alma and Maggie and Hank.—
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So this is clearly now a multi-year rebuild; any hopes that this could be a patch-job (smartly filling a few needs but keeping most of these players) logically were eliminated in lopsided losses to Pittsburgh and New England.—
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“Orderly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/orderly. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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