as in categorizing
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 prioritizing
But as the years passed, the Mumbai resident watered down her Lake Como fantasy, prioritizing traditions and culture instead.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 May 2026
The development has come at a time when the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the commercial aviation sector are prioritizing the speed of new developments to meet air travel demand.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Employers can go beyond disclosure policies and training slides by prioritizing governance—clear rules, consistent documentation and decision making insulated from personal dynamics.
—William Phillips, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Tech companies prioritizing child safety and privacy and designing platforms and features that do so.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 May 2026
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, 13 May 2026
The Italy visit is expected to be the first of several international trips centered around early childhood, with aides suggesting Kate hopes to help build a worldwide movement around the issue — prioritizing the early years with the same urgency as climate change.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
In court filings, the government has argued the changes in policy were made to comply with executive orders prioritizing the removal of all removable noncitizens.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 May 2026
The development has come at a time when the United States Department of Defense (DoD) and the commercial aviation sector are prioritizing the speed of new developments to meet air travel demand.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026
Employers can go beyond disclosure policies and training slides by prioritizing governance—clear rules, consistent documentation and decision making insulated from personal dynamics.
—William Phillips, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026
Tech companies prioritizing child safety and privacy and designing platforms and features that do so.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 20 May 2026
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, 13 May 2026
The Italy visit is expected to be the first of several international trips centered around early childhood, with aides suggesting Kate hopes to help build a worldwide movement around the issue — prioritizing the early years with the same urgency as climate change.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
In court filings, the government has argued the changes in policy were made to comply with executive orders prioritizing the removal of all removable noncitizens.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritizing
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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
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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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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
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High turnout, civic engagement, and community organizing still matter.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Packages that were assembled at Amazon’s massive fulfillment centers are sent to the hubs for sorting before local gig workers and contractors pick the up for delivery.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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Was there any reason to continue sorting laundry?—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
15 May 2026
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There's an emerging market for concierge and longevity clinics, where physicians are offering unregulated peptides by classifying them as supplements rather than as drugs to enhance specific functions rather than treat disease.—
Teresa Maalouf,
Verywell Health,
12 May 2026
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But as other reality-TV subgenres similarly flourished over the two-plus decades since, the Emmys responded by micro-classifying the shows and pushing most of them to the Creative Arts ceremony.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
10 May 2026
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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
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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
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“Prioritizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritizing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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