ALPHABETIZE Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

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Recent Examples of alphabetize Five small tasks: Clearing trash from your purse, putting away a load of towels, emptying the dish strainer, picking up dog or baby toys from the floor, alphabetizing the spice jars. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025 Every manilla envelope, stuffed to the brim with photo copies, was meticulously alphabetized. — Rance Collins, IndieWire, 2 Aug. 2025 Using fewer bits was thought to require more steps—like alphabetizing your books by swapping them one by one on the shelf instead of pulling them all out and reshelving them. — Max Springer, Scientific American, 27 June 2025 Perhaps most radical is Barnett’s decision to alphabetize contributors by first names. — Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 The seating was carefully managed, based on categories like reigning monarchs, heads of state and heads of government, and further alphabetized within those groups. — Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 There are some who seem to have the innate ability to keep their spices alphabetized, their clothes separated by color and season, and power cords neatly wound all in one place. — Allie Volpe, Vox, 26 Mar. 2025 However, law firm websites typically alphabetize by last name. — Peter Boyd, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Beyond those bins sat aisle after aisle of records, alphabetized and by genre. — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024

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Prosecutors also filed two additional misdemeanor counts of reckless driving and operating a motorcycle without a valid license, along with four infractions that include driving the wrong way on a divided roadway.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
The town of Foxboro responded to the Kraft Group’s lawsuit filed in June on Tuesday, stating the nearly $1 million entertainment license fee at issue was a legitimate billing for safety expenses and filing a counterclaim against the group.

— Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 8 July 2026

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Until recently, researchers typically used an approach called metabarcoding to sequence eDNA.

— Jenny Whilde, The Conversation, 7 July 2026
University of Copenhagen paleoproteomics researcher Enrico Cappellini, also a co-author of the study, hopes the team will sequence proteins from other South African hominins, as well as species from Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia in east Africa.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026

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Ganfield said she wasn’t hurt and is prioritizing Turner’s recovery.

— Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
But Turkey was a frontline state in the Cold War, on multiple borders of the Soviet Union, and Western interests at that time prioritized its strategic membership within NATO.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

Definition of prioritize

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Weave in open storage elements like cubbies—essential for keeping shoes and boots accessible and organized.

— Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 4 July 2026
The flight follows additional aid deliveries from Ecuador and continuing relief efforts organized in Spain, where public institutions, businesses and charitable organizations have raised more than $11 million for earthquake victims.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 July 2026

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Countrywide, wine, beer, spirits and other newer forms of alcohol are categorized according to beverage type and are taxed often regardless of actual alcohol content or other states’ policies.

— Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
The study also categorized unemployment claims by age and found that a significant portion of claims were from those aged 36 to 65, signaling that AI’s effect doesn’t only affect early-career jobs.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026

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