hierarchizing

verb

present participle of hierarchize
as in filing

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  1. filing
  2. prioritizing
  3. organizing
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  • Getty Images, a massive image licensing company with hundreds of millions of assets in its library, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Douglas District Attorney's Office is not filing any charges in connection with the death of a 12-year-old Mason Creek Middle School student after a fight after school earlier this year.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of filing
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  • Operationally, Geraghty is prioritizing domestic production to shorten lead times.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The retailer has courted more customers by leaning further into e-commerce, expanding its online marketplace and prioritizing its delivery service.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of prioritizing
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  • Workers are organizing at manufacturing plants, in newsrooms, in technology, in hospitals, on college campuses, and construction sites.
    — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The area of opportunity for the Democratic Party continues to be a tendency to concentrate resources and organizing around major elections.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of organizing
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