alphabetize

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Recent Examples of alphabetize Beyond those bins sat aisle after aisle of records, alphabetized and by genre. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024 His recommendations are alphabetized and listed below. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 Read on for more about all the Jewish and Israeli medalists, alphabetized and in order of medal type. Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024 In my household, nobody studied a foreign language or alphabetized their bookshelves. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024 Though Fubo doesn't alphabetize its channels, the platform earns points for keeping your 'favorited' channels at the top of the guide. Kaitlin Marks, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2022 On a particularly frustrating day, when everyone’s technology needed rebooting and her third-graders struggled to alphabetize a list of words, Ms. A could push and encourage her in-person students. Washington Post, 10 July 2021 Ahead of the election, workers can make sure the certificate envelope has all the necessary signatures, sort the ballots into 325 wards and alphabetize them. Alison Dirr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2020 Another site, called Candor, keeps a crowdsourced, alphabetized tally of companies that shows who's hiring and who's got a freeze on—for now. Anne Fisher, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabetize
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  • Names and faces 3 hours ago by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports Actor Emily Osment has filed for divorce from her husband of less than five months, musician Jack Anthony Farina.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 9 Mar. 2025
  • Federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit against Connolly under the FACE Act, or the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
    Ryan Lucas, NPR, 9 Mar. 2025
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  • An international team of researchers made this surprising discovery by sequencing plant and bacterial DNA found in faecal samples collected from three wild giraffe species, the reticulated giraffe, the Masai giraffe and the northern giraffe, living around the equator in Kenya (Figure 1).
    GrrlScientist, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • With a fresh wave of interest and a vast catalog to pull from, the band’s range and sequencing for the show were exceptional.
    August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Yet, companies are impatient and quick to prioritize control over flexibility.
    Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
  • These findings challenge the stereotype that younger generations are more inclined to prioritize work-life balance.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 9 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Establishing a fully independent judiciary will be essential for organizing free elections, managing political disputes, and rehabilitating the economy, since international investment is often tied to confidence in a country’s legal systems.
    PATRICK VINCK, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
  • The bag’s practical design has an interior center pocket divider with a zipper closure and one interior slip pocket to organize my items while keeping them safe.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Companies, especially those in the B2B realm, shouldn’t merely categorize their adoption of AI as a moat—at least, not for long.
    Dhiraj Bhat, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
  • While there is no official classification, cities in China are often categorized in certain tiers based on factors such as gross domestic product (GDP) and population.
    Lee Ying Shan,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 3 Mar. 2025

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“Alphabetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabetize. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.

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