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Recent Examples of alphabetize
Using fewer bits was thought to require more steps—like alphabetizing your books by swapping them one by one on the shelf instead of pulling them all out and reshelving them.
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Max Springer, Scientific American, 27 June 2025
Perhaps most radical is Barnett’s decision to alphabetize contributors by first names.
—Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The seating was carefully managed, based on categories like reigning monarchs, heads of state and heads of government, and further alphabetized within those groups.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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
Max Springer, Scientific American, 27 June 2025
Perhaps most radical is Barnett’s decision to alphabetize contributors by first names.
—Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
The seating was carefully managed, based on categories like reigning monarchs, heads of state and heads of government, and further alphabetized within those groups.
—Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabetize
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Inmates sweating out the summer due to a broken air conditioning system claim correctional officers have denied their ability to file grievances over the conditions at a Plainfield prison.—
Matthew Cupelli,
IndyStar,
31 July 2025
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Liens can also be filed as a way to encourage businesses to pay more quickly.—
Audrey Ash,
CNN Money,
31 July 2025
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Scientists are sequencing the genomes in brain regions that postmortem studies show are affected by CTE to understand which cells and genes are aberrant.—
Alice Park,
Time,
31 July 2025
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Notable factors include trunk movement during the backswing and follow-through, excessive lumbar extension, and incorrect pelvic movement sequencing, all of which may play a role in the development of low back pain among golfers.—
Richard Menger MD MPA,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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By prioritizing and acting on data, AI technologies can make decision-making more efficient, especially in bigger networks with numerous users and factors.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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For others, however, the message was different—they were encouraged to sleep in and prioritize rest, listening to what their bodies truly needed.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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The event, organized by the Detroit Chinatown Vision Committee, aims to revitalize the area and attract Asian businesses.—
Duante Beddingfield,
Freep.com,
26 July 2025
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Another new effort was organized by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2022 and is called the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
25 July 2025
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The team categorized people into four groups: Inactive (no weekly exercise), insufficiently active (less than 150 minutes per week), weekend warriors (150-plus minutes per week, in one to two sessions) and regularly active (15-plus minutes spread across three or more sessions).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 July 2025
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The participants then filled out a questionnaire, which enabled the scientists to categorize each person as a pessimist or optimist.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 July 2025
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More than 71% of the students are emergent bilingual and 17% are classified as immigrants, according to TEA data.—
Keri Heath,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The company classified the fix and vulnerability as Priority 1 and Severity 1, a clear indication that the company recognized the potentially dire consequences had the vulnerability been exploited maliciously in the wild.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
30 July 2025
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“Alphabetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabetize. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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