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
Instead of prioritizing the upside and providing a better and more meaningful experience for fans.
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
If there’s not enough reason to vote, prioritizing ballrooms over people’s child care and healthcare.
—NBC news, 10 May 2026
And we’re not taught as women, particularly, to prioritize the women in your life enough.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026
And there could be plenty of teams interested in his services, if the Avs decided to prioritize Kulak or need to replace him.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
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Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 10 May 2026
If there’s not enough reason to vote, prioritizing ballrooms over people’s child care and healthcare.
—NBC news, 10 May 2026
And we’re not taught as women, particularly, to prioritize the women in your life enough.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 May 2026
And there could be plenty of teams interested in his services, if the Avs decided to prioritize Kulak or need to replace him.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 9 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for prioritize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritize
Verb
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It should have been categorized as a suspicious death and treated as such.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
8 May 2026
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Governments still may fly flags that are not categorized as religious, political or ideological.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 May 2026
Verb
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Wilson met his particular mawmaws through a support group organized by West Virginia State University.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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The club was organized, assertive and dangerous in possession.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
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The app provides a list of stations that can be sorted by price, distance or both.—
Jeff A. Chamer
May 6,
Charlotte Observer,
6 May 2026
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Koroi is working towards a zero-waste model, whereby waste will be trucked to a sorting facility and 80-85% of it will be recycled or upcycled.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
Verb
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Such systems as the Shahed-131 and Shahed-136 series, classified as one-way attack (OWA) UAVs, have been exported extensively to proxy groups and state allies.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
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Rising costs already limit access to higher education for many, and recent federal policies incorrectly classifying nursing as a nonprofessional degree will only further restrict access to financing for nursing school applicants.—
Nicholas A. Giordano,
STAT,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Passengers who are still onboard have been taking isolation precautions to try to prevent further spread, but Kell says researchers will want to gather samples of the virus from the ship in order to sequence them.—
Adam Kovac,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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Venter worked with Nobel laureate Hamilton Smith to sequence the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae, which resulted in a new vaccine for ear infections and is helping scientists understand how pathogens evolve.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Political consultant Steve Maviglio filed an application Friday with state officials that seeks to alter California’s voting system by reverting to a traditional primary.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2026
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That means a Social Security number stolen in 2024 may not be used to open a fraudulent credit line or file a fake tax return until 2026 or later.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
10 May 2026
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“Prioritize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritize. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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