PRIORITIZED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

prioritized

verb

past tense of prioritize

as in categorized

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 prioritized The Department of Justice has prioritized denaturalization, aiming for 100-200 cases monthly, a major increase. — Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 The order also prioritized funding for states and cities that ban urban camping, urban squatting and open illicit drug use. — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 29 July 2026 Waddingham has also prioritized her daughter in other ways, too. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026 Home to nearly 50,000 residents, most of them plant workers and their families, the city’s average age hovered below 30 years old, and the layout therefore prioritized schools and sports facilities. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026 His first moves prioritized deleveraging and simplification such as cutting central overhead and dismantling GE’s bloated headquarters infrastructure. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 July 2026 Relations further improved under Deng Xiaoping, who became China’s paramount leader in the late 1970s and prioritized economic modernization and stable foreign relations. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026 In 2021, during negotiations over the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Warnock urged then-President Joe Biden in a phone call that legislative action on voting rights should be prioritized alongside the package. — Juhi Doshi, ABC News, 22 July 2026 Melania has reportedly prioritized Barron’s relationship with her own family over the Trumps, particularly her late mother Amalija Knavs. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 21 July 2026

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Each report was reviewed and categorized by the type of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.

— Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026
All of the counts are categorized as dangerous crimes against children.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

Definition of categorized

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Rooms Rooms are compact (standard doubles start at 236 square feet) but thoughtfully organized, with high ceilings and warm wood details.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 July 2026
Her highly functional closet, resembling a personal boutique, showcases vintage bags and is organized for efficiency, essential for the demanding Hamptons season.

— Amanda Lauren, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of organized

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The food comes in and is sorted within four hours, to be delivered by drivers five days a week.

— Zuri Primos July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
From there, the string is sorted and sent to a recycling partner to break the string down into raw material and turned into yarn.

— Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of sorted

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Immediately after the federal government issued its final rule change on July 10, environmental groups sued, with cases filed in both San Francisco and Seattle federal courts.

— Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
But preliminary test results from that handgun appear to exclude it as the gun responsible for the deaths, police said in the court document, a probable cause statement filed Wednesday.

— Joe Kottke, NBC news, 31 July 2026

Definition of filed

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Approximately 35% of the state, including coastal regions, remains free of drought or abnormal dryness, and no areas of California are currently classified as being in extreme or exceptional drought.

— Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Most of the filings in the case are classified, with only a brief summary of the matter being made public.

— Elise Spenner, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Definition of classified

Verb

That ranked fifth among the 63 college FBS receivers who were targeted at least 25 times on man-to-man routes — more than first-round picks Jordyn Tyson and Makai Lemon.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Platform comparability ranked second at 30%, followed by tooling and execution at 27%.

— Zoe Soon, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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