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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Nearly four-fifths of respondents said that gas prices present some sort of strain, with 34% categorizing it as a major strain and 44% calling it a minor strain.
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History has since categorized Watergate as a defining example of government accountability and congressional oversight of presidential power.
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Their fix is to let the same model that does the reasoning also curate the knowledge, stored as human-readable notes and organized hierarchically with provenance and a lifecycle so stale plays decay rather than calcify.
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Where previous generations of artists organized themselves into schools, collectives, and cooperatives, their future counterparts will work alone or, if together, then polyphonously, their different voices kept distinctly identifiable, like family members at a Thanksgiving dinner discussion.
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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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Companies need to have an airtight hold on their own sourcing data—an understanding not only of where the materials and inputs are coming from, but how to substantiate their claims and classify customs entries with precision.
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Gambling disorder is now classified in the same section in the DSM as substance abuse disorders because of the similarities in clinical presentation and treatment.
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University of Copenhagen paleoproteomics researcher Enrico Cappellini, also a co-author of the study, hopes the team will sequence proteins from other South African hominins, as well as species from Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia in east Africa.
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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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The verdict comes a year after Pitt first filed his request for depositions last June, according to court records reviewed by USA TODAY.
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The lawsuit was filed in Jackson County Circuit Court on Thursday on behalf of Abby Grizzell, of Lee’s Summit, who attorneys said was bowled over and trampled by a group of youths on June 6.
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“Prioritize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritize. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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