ordering 1 of 2

noun

1
as in hierarchy
a scheme of rank or order in the ordering of crimes, ripping the tags off upholstered furniture should rank fairly low

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Relevance
2
as in sequence
the way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another the ordering of the children in the procession was according to height

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ordering

2 of 2

verb

present participle of order
1
as in arranging
to put into a particular arrangement I've ordered all of my CDs according to type of music he likes to order his life so that there are few surprises

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2
as in requesting
to give a request or demand for the players ordered hamburgers for lunch

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3
as in asking
to request the doing of by virtue of one's authority the teacher ordered that everyone sit down immediately and be quiet

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4
as in instructing
to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority the police officer ordered the crowd to back away from the suspect

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Recent Examples of ordering
Noun
Ask whether OpenRouter will keep publishing the provider served on each request, and whether provider ordering, price ceilings and exclusions stay under customer control. — Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 One example of how Byte has helped improve restaurant operations has been in inventory ordering. — John Kell, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026 Someone entering a restaurant already knows the general sequence of checking in, being seated, ordering, and paying. — Connie Etemadi, Freep.com, 18 Aug. 2026 The Cellar doesn’t take reservations but offers online ordering for pickup and a walk-in waitlist. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 18 Aug. 2026 Its software and financial technology solutions support point of sale, payments, operations, digital ordering and delivery, marketing and loyalty and team management across service models including dine-in, takeout, delivery, catering and retail. — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 This has resulted in the sheriff's office ordering evacuations in several parts of the Big Sur region and evacuation watches in areas south of Big Sur. — Noe Padilla, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 Later this year, the online giant plans to launch Amazon Prime Air drone delivery for the first time in Georgia, promising a package will land at customer homes within one hour of ordering. — Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Food ordering is rolling out with partners like Square and Toast now, according to Google, with Uber Eats support coming soon. — Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
Odysseus ended up lashing himself to the mast and ordering his crew to plug their ears with wax. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026 Ezequiel ‘Wicked’ Romo reinvented Blythe Street as an enforcement arm for the Mexican Mafia, directing business and ordering murders from his prison cell. — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 According to Signature Athletics, conventional uniform-ordering systems do not always reflect the administrative and budgetary needs of youth sports programs. — Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026 Amenities and experiences The beach club is the hotel’s best and buzziest space, especially popular with guests ordering bottle service. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026 Segundo Juan Villalobos Guevara, a timber operator whom prosecutors accused of ordering Inuma’s killing, was sentenced to 28 years and four months. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 His wife, Tesse, was in the kitchen cooking lunch for a Metro worker ordering take-out. — Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2026 And then Biden’s successor would have been faced with the familiar choice between ordering a further surge of forces or risking military defeat. — Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 The states are asking for a permanent injunction ordering the company to end any practices found to violate the Children’s Online Privacy and Protection Act and pay damages and restitution to the jurisdictions that are suing. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ordering
  1. hierarchy
  2. sequence
  3. arranging
  4. requesting
  5. asking
  6. instructing
  7. ranking
  8. arrangement
Noun
  • Depending on the club, the hierarchies are still clear, and there might be little overlap between those positions.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Naked mole rat colonies have a hierarchy that loosely aligns with body size, where only the largest females have a shot at becoming queen—and only the queen reproduces.
    — Popular Science Team, Popular Science, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of hierarchy
Noun
  • Throw in a dash of bodily horror, and suddenly Hig’s descent into a pit of obvious-from-space disaster becomes the film’s most interesting sequence, with all the good and bad that interesting entails.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026
  • This output value is then substituted back into the linear equation to determine the next number in the sequence.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of sequence
Verb
  • Paltrow is also friendly with OpenAI’s vice president of global creative partnerships, Charles Porch, who the Times reports was central to arranging the dinner in his boss’ honor.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Are practical barriers, such as transportation or arranging for care outside the facility, influencing the decision not to consider screening more than her own values or medical condition?
    — Kim Johnson, STAT, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of arranging
Verb
  • Following her disappearance, Goods’ family told KTNV that someone started responding to messages using her phone, requesting money and Bitcoin.
    — Brian Brant, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Estime-Irvin did not immediately return phone calls requesting comment.
    — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of requesting
Verb
  • Organizations often compete for the same experienced talent rather than asking who is creating the capability everyone wants to hire.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Four baby goats from a North Carolina mobile petting zoo tested positive for rabies and were euthanized, and health officials are asking anyone who may have had contact with them to reach out for possible treatment.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of asking
Verb
  • On stage three, the Vuelta partially climbed down, restricting Jons’ access to riders and their entourage and instructing her to tone down the nature of her content.
    — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Court has adjourned for the day, with Judge William Sullivan instructing the jury that the presentation of evidence is likely to conclude tomorrow.
    — NBC News, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of instructing
Noun
  • The list measures which albums and EPs rack up the most streams throughout the United States, and neither Hussle nor Rideaux had reached the relatively new ranking before this week.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Eala is the first Filipino to win a junior Grand Slam, beat a Top Ten opponent, win a Grand Slam match, reach Wimbledon’s fourth round, win a Women’s Tennis Association tournament, and attain a Top Twenty ranking.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of ranking
Noun
  • American courts encounter this kind of religious arrangement constantly, and not only from Muslims.
    — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Counter-majoritarian arrangements insured that democracy didn’t devolve into two parties taking turns tyrannizing each other.
    — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrangement

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“Ordering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ordering. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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