alphabetize

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Recent Examples of alphabetize There are some who seem to have the innate ability to keep their spices alphabetized, their clothes separated by color and season, and power cords neatly wound all in one place. Allie Volpe, Vox, 26 Mar. 2025 However, law firm websites typically alphabetize by last name. Peter Boyd, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Beyond those bins sat aisle after aisle of records, alphabetized and by genre. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024 His recommendations are alphabetized and listed below. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 Read on for more about all the Jewish and Israeli medalists, alphabetized and in order of medal type. Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024 In my household, nobody studied a foreign language or alphabetized their bookshelves. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024 Though Fubo doesn't alphabetize its channels, the platform earns points for keeping your 'favorited' channels at the top of the guide. Kaitlin Marks, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2022 On a particularly frustrating day, when everyone’s technology needed rebooting and her third-graders struggled to alphabetize a list of words, Ms. A could push and encourage her in-person students. Washington Post, 10 July 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabetize
Verb
  • The case, originally filed in 2012, accused Sutter of attempting to amass monopoly power in northern California through all-or-nothing contracts, requiring insurers to include all of its hospitals and physician groups in health plans.
    Annika Merrilees, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Feldstein Soto said the UCLA Police Department referred 245 arrests and all were declined for filing due to insufficient evidence.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
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  • Researchers also took samples from 65 titan arum plants and sequenced their DNA.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Two amino acid sequences from the proteins recovered from the specimen matched those known from the Denisovan genome — a complete set of genetic information sequenced from DNA.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • The Context Since his January 20 inauguration, President Donald Trump has implemented sweeping change, mainly through executive orders, and has prioritized immigration as a key pillar within the administration.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
  • OpenAI has increasingly been prioritizing its own search offering since the launch of SearchGPT last year.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 26 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • From organizing food drives to donating recycling proceeds to global projects, EOLO is proof that small acts can scale.
    Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The forty-three students in Tate’s charge visited all the city’s major sites, plus some often overlooked on school trips organized by white teachers: Frederick Douglass’s house, Miner Teachers College, and the Howard University campus that would later become Tate’s academic home.
    April White, JSTOR Daily, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Ensure that your product data is complete, categorized properly and optimized for search engines.
    Waleed Najam, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • While there are endless examples of stimming behavior, they can be categorized into one of five sensory experiences.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 17 Apr. 2025

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“Alphabetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabetize. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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