as in to categorize
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 prioritize
In 2001, China’s tenth Five-Year Plan formally prioritized the development of critical materials.
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Jeffrey Weng, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Final Thoughts When choosing a vendor, prioritize those who offer transparency, third-party testing, and consistent quality.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
This taught me to stay agile and prioritize innovation, ensuring my leadership fosters flexibility and forward-thinking.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The Mets, owner Steve Cohen, and general manager David Stearns have also reportedly prioritized bringing back slugger Pete Alonso.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Jeffrey Weng, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Final Thoughts When choosing a vendor, prioritize those who offer transparency, third-party testing, and consistent quality.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
This taught me to stay agile and prioritize innovation, ensuring my leadership fosters flexibility and forward-thinking.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
The Mets, owner Steve Cohen, and general manager David Stearns have also reportedly prioritized bringing back slugger Pete Alonso.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritize
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One particle of smoke is categorized as PM2.5, and these pollutants often derive from the combustion of gasoline, oil, diesel fuel and wood.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Data on physical activity and sedentary behavior were collected and categorized as moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, light physical activity, sedentary behavior.New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
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This relationship was cemented by an economy rooted in the industrial production of goods in cities, as well as the passage of the Wagner Act in 1935 — which gave industrial workers the right to organize.Stephanie Ternullo / Made by History, TIME, 16 Dec. 2024
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At campuses across the country — including top California universities, New York University and Harvard — unions representing graduate student workers, part-time and non-tenure track faculty and others are rapidly and aggressively moving to organize workers.Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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Andrea Bernstein of Bayside has donated to Tikkun Ha-Ir's gift drive for years and this year volunteered to help sort.Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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And earlier this year, Dollar General began the first full-scale refresh of its sorting process within its DCs since 2017.Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 9 Dec. 2024
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Some portions of the state are classified as being in an extreme drought.Katie Nixon, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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For the moment, it’s classified as a technology stock.Bob Pisani, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
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The fact that Neanderthals and early humans interbred has been known since the first Neanderthal genome was sequenced in 2010, but these studies suggest the interactions happened more recently than scientists once thought.Justin Klawans, The Week US, theweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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Why is sequencing important to incoming presidents?Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 10 Dec. 2024
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The superstar’s family, band and team members and are based in Music City, not to mention her multiple LLCs are filed with the Tennessee Secretary of State’s Office.Amber Roberson, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Lively filed the legal complaint with the California Civil Rights Department as a precursor to a lawsuit.Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Prioritize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritize. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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