alphabetizing

verb

Definition of alphabetizingnext
present participle of alphabetize
as in filing

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  1. filing
  2. prioritizing
  3. organizing
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  • Hours before the Mets kept alive their season and continued the promise of a compelling postseason for the New York baseball scene, Yankee Stadium was quiet with the sounds of players filing in for a simulated game and key figures talking about their postseason return following a one-year absence.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For Hodgson, one of his priorities last session was making improvements to protect personal privacy, which included filing a bill that would have banned data collected from license plate readers to outside parties.
    Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of filing
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  • In response to this, healthcare organizations are increasingly prioritizing sustainability to establish a more resilient healthcare sector, paired with significant social and economic reward.
    Molly Matthews, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Some best practices for organizing information effectively include clear, intuitive navigation; concise content; and prioritizing what’s most important.
    Sam Nelson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of prioritizing
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  • The report outlines Trio-Tech's strategic focus on reducing its concentration in the semiconductor industry by organizing its operations into Semiconductor Back-end Solutions and Industrial Electronics segments.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Groups like Data Science Nigeria, Data Science Africa, and South Africa’s Deep Learning Indaba do tremendous work in organizing conferences and training events, providing research grants for local AI projects, and awarding mentorships, grants and awards.
    Sandy Carter, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of organizing
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