alphabetizing

Definition of alphabetizingnext
present participle of alphabetize
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Verb
  • For example, individual filers can receive up to $994, couples filing jointly can receive $1,491, and those providing essential care to SSI recipients can receive up to $498.
    Adisa Hargett-Robinson, The Washington Examiner, 17 May 2026
  • The Alabama Supreme Court dismissed their appeal, calling the conduct egregious, and barred the lawyer from filing in that court again without co-counsel sign-off.
    Alexandra Smyth, Fortune, 16 May 2026
Verb
  • The approach was aimed at prioritizing employee safety during the picking and packing of orders and was designed to reduce the distance delivery partners need to travel, enabling faster delivery times.
    Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 May 2026
  • Despite the million conflict, the MEDC's Emerson says Michigan is prioritizing mobility initiatives, touting the ACM.
    CBS News, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Verb
  • On top of that, the permanent staff organizing the fest and the Marché du Film is now over 50 percent female, including in leadership positions.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2026
  • High turnout, civic engagement, and community organizing still matter.
    Irene Wright, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Verb
  • Despite the proximity, the space rock poses no danger, according to Richard Binzel, a professor of planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the inventor of the Torino Scale, a tool for categorizing potential collisions of space objects with Earth.
    Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
  • ChatGPT will then begin syncing and categorizing data, which may take a few minutes.
    Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 16 May 2026
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“Alphabetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabetizing. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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