alphabetizing

present participle of alphabetize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabetizing
Verb
  • Patterson, then a 20-year department veteran, entered settlement talks with the city several years after filing the lawsuit.
    Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Others advised legal action, beginning with filing a police report.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • To prevent conditions such as osteoporosis, experts recommend prioritizing strength training, and weighted vests are a great way to do so.
    Jessie Quinn, Flow Space, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The Argo has also pledged to donate $1 from every ticket sold to support music industry well-being, prioritizing programs in mental health, sustainability and longevity.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • This powerful synergy enhances detection, tracking, classification, and identification while also enabling autonomous drone swarm operations, including self-organizing collaboration.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The Church, which is considered a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center, is best known for organizing pickets at soldiers’ funerals and emblazoning anti-LGBT slogans on protest signs and billboards.
    Lilit Marcus, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The committee spent four months categorizing, typing, and then proofreading 750 handwritten recipes to create the manuscript.
    Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Like Perec’s, Latronico’s novel is interested in categorizing a consumerist milieu.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Alphabetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabetizing. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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