alphabetize

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Recent Examples of alphabetize 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 His recommendations are alphabetized and listed below. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 Read on for more about all the Jewish and Israeli medalists, alphabetized and in order of medal type. Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024 In my household, nobody studied a foreign language or alphabetized their bookshelves. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2024 Though Fubo doesn't alphabetize its channels, the platform earns points for keeping your 'favorited' channels at the top of the guide. Kaitlin Marks, EW.com, 31 Aug. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabetize
Verb
  • Federal prosecutors said those clients were unaware that Christina Moles, now 50, had falsified their returns, which were filed between 2015 and 2021.
    Douglas Walker, USA Today, 8 May 2025
  • Libby filed her lawsuit against Fecteau to have the censure overturned on March 11.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • At McGill, Avila-Cervantes performed the genomic sequencing that ultimately revealed big differences between the island populations and mainland counterparts.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
  • The researchers compared participants’ heart rates, blood pressure and spleen sizes and sequenced their genomes — a detailed genetic blueprint — from blood samples.
    Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • In an interview, Vance had said Christian teachings advocate for prioritizing love, first for family, then neighbors, community, fellow citizens, and lastly, the world.
    Rhona Tarrant, CBS News, 9 May 2025
  • Researchers advise parents to prioritize safety features and driver assistance technologies in the vehicle their teen drives.
    Kris Ann Valdez, Parents, 8 May 2025
Verb
  • But Hicks added that some figures are naturally better suited to organizing and calling attention to an issue or election than succeeding as a candidate themselves.
    Jared Gans, The Hill, 14 May 2025
  • The focus is organized in partnership with the Hellenic Film & Audiovisual Centre – Creative Greece.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 May 2025
Verb
  • Mormon Wives star Leavitt categorizes her attitude toward beauty as somewhere in the middle on the Utah scale.
    Anneke Knot, Glamour, 14 May 2025
  • Is the data categorized, labeled and structured to accelerate AI model training?
    Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025

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“Alphabetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabetize. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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