alphabetize

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Definition of alphabetizenext
as in to file

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Recent Examples of alphabetize When The Guardian stopped by for a house tour in 2017, Yanagihara had filled the apartment with her collection of more than 12,000 titles alphabetized by author. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 26 Mar. 2026 Like Semple, Korina Valladolid also chose the Gunter for its vinyl collection, which is alphabetized by artist first name from AC/DC and Adele to Zach Bryan and ZZ Top. — René Guzman, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2026 This gift is for music buffs who alphabetizes their records and their novels. — Francesca Krempa, StyleCaster, 25 Nov. 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 colorful and recently alphabetized search monstrosity has launched a new tool called Project Sunroof. — Evan Ackerman, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabetize
  1. file
  2. sequence
  3. prioritize
  4. organize
  5. categorize
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  • Serving in the House until 2024, Stacy was unable to file for reelection because of term limits.
    — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • British model Elsie Hewitt, who dated Phillippe from April to July 2017, filed a civil lawsuit against him in September 2017 alleging domestic violence.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 26 July 2026
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  • For years, the industry response to this tension was to sequence it away.
    — Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Pontus Skoglund, a population geneticist who leads the Ancient Genomics laboratory at the institute, said the wider project to genetically sequence the remains of around 1,000 ancient individuals will help to advance our scientific understanding.
    — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
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  • As a public benefit corporation, PayJoy funds loans through its Asset Fund, prioritizing customer well-being by providing crucial financial access beyond conventional banking.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • With demand exceeding supply, Pajjuri thinks the company can prioritize higher-value server CPUs, improving product mix while also gaining more pricing power because customers have fewer options.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Definition of prioritize
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  • Nvidia organized this letter and also owns CUDA, the proprietary software layer that makes its hardware genuinely hard to leave.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • That conversation led her to create her own employment application, organize hiring events and interview prospective employees.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Definition of organize
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  • The report places CFOs on a maturity ladder, from ‘Risk Mitigator’ to ‘Transformation Enabler’, although the GFA and BCG did not categorize the 30 surveyed and interviewed CFOs.
    — Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • As the commercial loads in the English- and Spanish-language broadcasts were not identical, Nielsen does not categorize the two feeds as uniform simulcasts.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
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