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View definitions for in order

in order

adjective as in fixed

adjective as in straight

adverb as in systematically

preposition as in up

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That year, the Nēnē was named the state bird, bringing more attention to conservation efforts and funding to captive breeding in order to release the bird back into the wild.

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“My mindset was that I had to already be wealthy in order to invest.”

Ali claims he only pleaded guilty to the lesser charge in order to get out of prison.

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I think I have learned to push some of the noise away in order to have clarity, in order to be able to really think about what I want to do mindfully.

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But as the bill wound its way through the Legislature, a host of amendments, exemptions and carve-outs were added in order to secure enough votes to pass through the Assembly and Senate.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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