PRIORITIZE Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

prioritize

verb

Definition of prioritize

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 With demand exceeding supply, Pajjuri thinks the company can prioritize higher-value server CPUs, improving product mix while also gaining more pricing power because customers have fewer options. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 23 July 2026 Eating a heart-healthy diet means prioritizing nutrient-dense, whole foods and paying attention to portion sizes. — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 23 July 2026 The Saudi sovereign wealth fund has reduced spending on some sports projects, instead prioritizing infrastructure such as ports and data centers. — semafor.com, 23 July 2026 The order also directed federal officials to prioritize enforcement against people who use AI to illegally access or damage computer systems. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for prioritize

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Verb

The report places CFOs on a maturity ladder, from ‘Risk Mitigator’ to ‘Transformation Enabler’, although the GFA and BCG did not categorize the 30 surveyed and interviewed CFOs.

— Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
As the commercial loads in the English- and Spanish-language broadcasts were not identical, Nielsen does not categorize the two feeds as uniform simulcasts.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of categorize

Verb

Nvidia organized this letter and also owns CUDA, the proprietary software layer that makes its hardware genuinely hard to leave.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
That conversation led her to create her own employment application, organize hiring events and interview prospective employees.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026

Definition of organize

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From there, the string is sorted and sent to a recycling partner to break the string down into raw material and turned into yarn.

— Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The technologies to sort and aggregate waste are ready, but there also needs to be downstream demand for recycled content.

— Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 21 July 2026

Definition of sort

Verb

Additionally, the World Health Organization (WHO) classified it as a chronic disease in 1997.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 18 July 2026
Broadnose sevengill sharks are considered aggressive when provoked and are classified as dangerous in both Australia and New Zealand, per the Institute.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of classify

Verb

For years, the industry response to this tension was to sequence it away.

— Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Pontus Skoglund, a population geneticist who leads the Ancient Genomics laboratory at the institute, said the wider project to genetically sequence the remains of around 1,000 ancient individuals will help to advance our scientific understanding.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Definition of sequence

Verb

In January, the Tigers filed to pay Skubal $19 million for the 2026 season.

— Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026
In addition to the June 2027 trial date, both sides proposed that Maduro’s lawyers file their motion to dismiss the case based on sovereign immunity by September, with oral argument scheduled for November.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 July 2026

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