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
The crux of our thesis is that FedEx’s self-help initiatives to optimize its delivery network and prioritize more profitable deliveries, such as specialized health-care parcels, will result in impressive earnings and free cash flow growth.
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Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
After taking over hosting duties from Padma Lakshmi in season 21, Kish is now the undeniable face of the series, one that represents the continuously evolving future of its programming, which prioritizes culinary skillfulness.
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Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
21 June 2026
Gellar has also discussed the impetus for prioritizing family over her career.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
According to a recent poll conducted by Impact Research, 64% of California voters support candidates who will prioritize raising taxes on billionaires, compared to just 15% who oppose candidates that will tax billionaires more.
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Alex Lee,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
21 June 2026
After taking over hosting duties from Padma Lakshmi in season 21, Kish is now the undeniable face of the series, one that represents the continuously evolving future of its programming, which prioritizes culinary skillfulness.
—
Mckinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
21 June 2026
Gellar has also discussed the impetus for prioritizing family over her career.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
According to a recent poll conducted by Impact Research, 64% of California voters support candidates who will prioritize raising taxes on billionaires, compared to just 15% who oppose candidates that will tax billionaires more.
—
Alex Lee,
Mercury News,
19 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritize
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While humans thrive on ambiguity, context, metaphor and inference, machines generally perform better when information is categorized, tagged, labeled and linked in ways that reduce uncertainty.
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On the flip side, HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms was categorized as a drama, despite 30-ish-minute episodes and creator Ira Parker repeatedly talking about how the show is a comedy.
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Let your mind wander and organize itself naturally during the Virgo moon.
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Talent agencies are organizing around the same principle.
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Very easily, an exam, ultrasound and/or lab work can help sort a benign tumor from cancer.
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At the time of writing, the video describes the G2 robots as having already surpassed 10 hours of continuous operation, successfully sorting more than 3,000 items with a 100 percent success rate.
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Yet more than half of its counties are classified as maternity care deserts — areas with no hospital or birth center offering obstetric services and no obstetric clinicians, as defined by the March of Dimes.
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Despite affecting nearly 100,000 Americans, SCD is classified as an orphan disease, defined as a condition that strikes fewer than 200,000 people.
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SecureBio can sequence a genome in five days, but the genetic analysis can reveal much more information, such as a virus’s variant or lineage.
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Scientists sequence a patient's tumor to identify up to 34 unique molecular fingerprints called neoantigens and encode them into a custom vaccine.
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The lawsuit filed by the families names Wilburn, Riverside County, and the cities of Beaumont and Calimesa as defendants, alleging the intersection was dangerously designed and maintained, with inadequate sight lines caused by roadway geometry, vegetation and utility equipment.
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No charges have been filed yet.
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“Prioritize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritize. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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