as in to categorize
to put in order based on importance
We prioritized the hardest parts of the project before the easier ones.
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Recent Examples of prioritize
What To Know Trump's executive order directs the Department of Education to prioritize school choice initiatives when awarding grants.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Given the bill sponsor's role on the committee, the measure is expected to be prioritized and ultimately sent to the floor for full Senate consideration — which many bills are not.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
An ultra-modern mansion in Franklin Hills prioritizes those eco-conscious incentives as well, with solar panels, a geothermal heating system, and a high-efficiency gas boiler back-up that produces fewer emissions for a smaller energy-use footprint.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
For starters, Johnson is not averse to prioritizing the run game.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Given the bill sponsor's role on the committee, the measure is expected to be prioritized and ultimately sent to the floor for full Senate consideration — which many bills are not.
—Alexandra Koch, Fox News, 30 Jan. 2025
An ultra-modern mansion in Franklin Hills prioritizes those eco-conscious incentives as well, with solar panels, a geothermal heating system, and a high-efficiency gas boiler back-up that produces fewer emissions for a smaller energy-use footprint.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2025
For starters, Johnson is not averse to prioritizing the run game.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritize
Verb
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Trump already signed an executive order proclaiming that all people must be categorized as either men or women, a move that could pave the way to widespread discriminatory practices against transgender and non-binary people.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2025
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The galleries are categorized according to three themes — religion, kingship, and society — and divided into historical eras: Predynastic, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Late Kingdom, Ptolemaic (Greek) Egypt, and the Roman period.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Professional, organized thieves swooping into stores in groups to steal high-demand items to sell on the black market.—
Cailey Locklair,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
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Soccer Three top players in Southern Section girls soccer have been ruled ineligible for the rest of the season for taking part in a training camp organized by a pro team.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2025
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In 2004, a team of researchers found that the best any algorithm could do (opens a new tab) for the library sorting problem — in other words, the ultimate lower bound — was log n.—
Steve Nadis,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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The company, founded in 2018, has been in the business of using technology to sort and recycle items in more traditional waste streams, like plastic bottles.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
23 Jan. 2025
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The movement was classified by periodic pulses, or bursts of mobility that lasted for one to two hours.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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An atomic wedgie is classified as one in which a person's underwear is pulled above the victim's head or higher.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
31 Jan. 2025
Verb
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But, what the government didn’t reveal is that the virus had already been sequenced in Chinese laboratories, and found to be very similar to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The company has sequenced what Lamm described as the highest-quality ancient genome to date for any animal.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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In any event, Washington’s intervention in a case after criminal charges have already been filed —absent new developments — would be highly unusual, as the Daily News has previously reported.—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
1 Feb. 2025
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Enter Dan Loeb and Third Point who, on Jan. 29, 2025, filed a 13D declaring beneficial ownership of 9.89% of the company’s Class A stock with an accompanying letter to the board of Soho House.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Prioritize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritize. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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