as in precedence
the right to one's attention before other things considered less important
the committee has decided to give your request priority, so you'll have a meeting early tomorrow morning
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Recent Examples of priority
The priority for him and the team has always been next season.
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Ensuring the Cardinals’ young shortstop is primed for 2026 is the priority.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
But county officials, who oversee development in unincorporated areas outside cities, don’t have the same priorities.
—Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
This support has contributed to advances ranging from psychosocial therapies for depression to surgical methods for liver transplants that do not fit neatly into market priorities, unlike drugs or devices.
—Zeynep Hasgül, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
Ensuring the Cardinals’ young shortstop is primed for 2026 is the priority.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
But county officials, who oversee development in unincorporated areas outside cities, don’t have the same priorities.
—Idaho Statesman, 12 Sep. 2025
This support has contributed to advances ranging from psychosocial therapies for depression to surgical methods for liver transplants that do not fit neatly into market priorities, unlike drugs or devices.
—Zeynep Hasgül, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for priority
Recent Examples of Synonyms for priority
precedence
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However, one person managing each and every business component isn’t sustainable long term as the business expands, the team grows and other larger priorities take precedence over the day-to-day tasks.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Silva fears Florida’s policy is an example of politics taking precedence over long-standing scientific evidence that vaccines are safe and effective.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Priority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priority. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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