as in to categorize
to put in order based on importance
We prioritized the hardest parts of the project before the easier ones.
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Recent Examples of prioritize
To address the critical worker shortage, Massachusetts must prioritize benefits and training and improve pay for DSPs.
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Brian Cusack, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Instead of focusing on filling desks, policymakers should prioritize performance outcomes and find ways to blend the benefits of remote and in-office work.
—Gleb Tsipursky, Time, 25 June 2025
Some companies are dropping requirements for a degree, prioritizing skills and experience over education when hiring.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Spitzer, in his statement, said his office will prioritize gang crime prevention, including by providing resources to the Orange County Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership (OC GRIP), a program that seeks to keep local school age kids away from the gang life.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
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Brian Cusack, Boston Herald, 25 June 2025
Instead of focusing on filling desks, policymakers should prioritize performance outcomes and find ways to blend the benefits of remote and in-office work.
—Gleb Tsipursky, Time, 25 June 2025
Some companies are dropping requirements for a degree, prioritizing skills and experience over education when hiring.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 June 2025
Spitzer, in his statement, said his office will prioritize gang crime prevention, including by providing resources to the Orange County Gang Reduction and Intervention Partnership (OC GRIP), a program that seeks to keep local school age kids away from the gang life.
—Sean Emery, Oc Register, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritize
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This led us to examine the similarities and themes that could be used to categorize these 37 sports industry revenue segments into an organizational structure.—
Dennis Howard,
Sportico.com,
19 June 2025
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Doctors categorize it as early, middle, or late based on affected cognitive areas and support needed, aiding future planning.—
Nawab John Dar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 June 2025
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Speaking to me over Zoom, Boyle explains how this smartphone array, organized in a half-circle, lets the director capture complex action scenes from multiple angles at once.—
Jake Kleinman,
Wired News,
20 June 2025
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In 2023, Malaysian Roblox players organized a pro-Palestinian protest in the midst of escalating violence in the Middle East.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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To have the attack sorted at such an early stage of the off season is absolutely huge.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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Once the fish were sorted, the team transported them to the aquariums, which cared for them until June 17, the university said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
20 June 2025
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This component classifies requests and forwards to the WAF just the ones needing inspection, such as dynamic content requests, and offloads the WAF by caching responses.—
Alexander Krizhanovsky,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The shooting now classified as a-homicide was the third killing reported during a violent weekend in Kansas City, as temperatures soared above 90 degrees across the region.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2025
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Sequencing Top-notch leaders must excel at sequencing, paying careful attention to doing the right things at the right time.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Long before the genome was sequenced, people had identified specific parts of the chromosomes that, if deleted, were lethal—but only if inherited from one of the two sexes.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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Newsweek has reached out to the office of interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, who filed the charges, via email on Wednesday afternoon.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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The lawsuit filed in Boston is asking a judge to limit the Trump administration from relying on an obscure clause in the federal regulation to cut grants that don’t align with its priorities.—
Michael Casey,
Denver Post,
25 June 2025
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“Prioritize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritize. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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