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
Stipe now enunciated his lyrics, which shaded into social commentary, while the arrangements drew from a palette that included string sections, mandolins and an increasing reliance on Mills’ textured keyboard parts.
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Constellation and Vistra were expected by investors to announce similar arrangements with tech companies at some point.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Increasingly, priests serve multiple parishes through collaborative arrangements, and more collaborations and mergers are expected in coming years.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
The exes agreed to the arrangement in a September legal filing obtained by PEOPLE, but Christina listed the house for sale for $4.5 million shortly thereafter.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Constellation and Vistra were expected by investors to announce similar arrangements with tech companies at some point.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Increasingly, priests serve multiple parishes through collaborative arrangements, and more collaborations and mergers are expected in coming years.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 4 Nov. 2024
The exes agreed to the arrangement in a September legal filing obtained by PEOPLE, but Christina listed the house for sale for $4.5 million shortly thereafter.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Unfortunately for Musk, not everyone is on board with his plans.Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Phoenix Open concerts 2025: This power couple will play the 16th hole Coliseum The plan, intended to prevent more traffic congestion and safeguard existing infrastructure, was developed by city, state and business leaders who make up the MAG's Regional Transportation Policy Committee.Coleby Phillips, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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This includes redesigning the layout of several locations as well as streamlining its mobile order process.Brian Evans, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the store, everything is made from recycled or reused vintage fabrics and products, and the layout features a modular design that can be moved around to change up the space.Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
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This puzzle is from a separate experiment and the design differs from the puzzle used in a PLOS Biology paper published November 14, 2024.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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No matter the design, the headphones only come with a couple of accessories, including a USB-C charging cable and a case.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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The household is barely making ends meet in the series’ opening sequence, and after Jean’s disappearance, the siblings are cruelly separated by the British bureaucratic state.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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The test, developed at the University of California, San Francisco, extracts the DNA and RNA from a sample of blood, tissue or body fluid, and then sequences the genetic material and compares the sequences to a vast database of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see what matches up.Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Fall prevention strategies and balance training are crucial and can help reduce the risk of fractures.Jianying Zhang, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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Avoiding boredom of sitting in the same spot day after day. Cons of Mobile Hunting the Rut As with all hunting strategies, mobile hunting during the rut does have some drawbacks as well.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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That’s at odds with hypotheses that attribute the formation of the Great Unconformity to large-scale erosion by Snowball Earth ice sheets themselves.Liam Courtney-Davies, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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The company reported formation and operating costs of $550,635 for the quarter, with trust interest income of $486,747 and a gain of $288,000 from the change in fair value of warrants.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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Trump’s relationship with Congress will depend on its post-election composition.Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
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David Avella, Chairman, GOPAC Independents and partisan composition.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Adam Fogelson, chair of Lionsgate Motion Picture Group, confirmed the distribution deal to Deadline.Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The massive pier project was hampered by unexpected bad weather and security issues, as well as persistent safety issues involving Israeli forces that prompted aid agencies to halt distribution of the supplies out of fear of being injured and killed.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Arrangement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arrangement. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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