order around

verb

ordered around; ordering around; orders around

transitive verb

: to tell (someone) what to do
I'm tired of my sister ordering me around.

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Kodali thinks Amazon will need a lot of people placing orders around the same time from the same or adjacent apartment buildings for the 30-minute service to be cost-effective. — Anne D'innocenzio, Fortune, 12 May 2026 Taking it slow Kodali thinks Amazon will need a lot of people placing orders around the same time from the same or adjacent apartment buildings for the 30-minute service to be cost-effective. — Anne D’innocenzio, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 Elicker said the city has hired the Police Executive Research Forum to conduct an analysis of the program’s policies and provide a report on its findings, which will be used to draft a new general order around the permanent version of the program. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 Feb. 2026

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“Order around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/order%20around. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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