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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Though the latter is more obviously urgent, these doctors have their priorities exactly right in terms of this show.
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Now the landscape around that issue has changed a bit, and some Democrats are questioning whether putting trans equality so close to the center of their priorities has alienated people, or has been a mistake.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
That would allow Republicans to extend those tax cuts permanently, which is a top Senate GOP priority.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Ho's 78-page opinion dismantled the Justice Department's stated rationale for dismissal: so Adams could focus on the Trump administration's immigration priorities.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
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Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025
Now the landscape around that issue has changed a bit, and some Democrats are questioning whether putting trans equality so close to the center of their priorities has alienated people, or has been a mistake.
—Charlotte Alter, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
That would allow Republicans to extend those tax cuts permanently, which is a top Senate GOP priority.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 2 Apr. 2025
Ho's 78-page opinion dismantled the Justice Department's stated rationale for dismissal: so Adams could focus on the Trump administration's immigration priorities.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for priority
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“Priority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priority. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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