HIERARCHIZE Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

hierarchize

verb

Definition of hierarchize

as in to sequence

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Recent Examples of hierarchize The use of color, as in the case of the study area and the bathroom, chosen according to each orientation, serves to differentiate these areas from the rest of the room and hierarchize them spatially. — Kimberley Mok, Treehugger, 1 Mar. 2023

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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

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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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Garments are still assessed by hand, graded using inconsistent standards and traded through disconnected networks with little pricing transparency, the company said.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Brungardt said that the city’s regulations allow grading work to begin on a construction site before any site plans are approved.

— Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026

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