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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabetize
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The nonprofit filed a lawsuit in June 2024 seeking to block the use of federal covid-19 relief funds for the project.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Nov. 2025
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The investigation is ongoing, and additional charges may be filed as evidence is processed, police said.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Nov. 2025
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To find out if typhus was the sole culprit for the demise of soldiers, the authors of the new study used a method known as high-throughput sequencing, which can sequence millions of DNA fragments at a time.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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PacBio says a single Revio can sequence about four entire human genomes in a 24-hour period for less than $1,000 per genome.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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On the series, her character prioritizes lab work over love, but in real life, the former Neighbours star is dating fellow actor Josh McKenzie.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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The free-trade agenda sought to deregulate the labor market and prioritize market efficiency, strengthening the hands of employers and severely weakening union and social movements, as anti-free traders had predicted.—
Dónal Gill,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Divide household items by category, organize them into appropriately sized containers, add labels, and stack them onto shelves in a closet or cabinet that is easily reachable.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 Nov. 2025
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This larger toiletry bag sports roomy, elastic mesh pockets that can help keep all your original pill bottles secure and organized for travel days.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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First, categorize tech debt into principal, interest, liabilities and opportunity cost.—
Daniel Kendzior,
Fortune,
31 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the 10 races rated competitive by VPAP, State Navigate categorized District 30 as the tightest race in the House of Delegates this year.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services reports that about 35% of adults in the state are classified as obese, placing it among 19 states with obesity prevalence at or above that level.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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However, not every smaller tyrannosaur skeleton should be classified as Nanotyrannus, according to Brusatte.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Alphabetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabetize. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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