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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 prioritized
Earlier industrial transformations prioritized speed and scale, often at significant social cost.
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Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Fishershas a snowplow map showing which streets in the city are prioritized.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
Unlike Trong, an ideologue who prioritized party discipline, Lam has focused on economic performance and repeatedly emphasized the need to empower the private sector and move Vietnam beyond a growth model built on cheap labor, exports and foreign investment.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
While some teams prioritized making a splash in the transfer portal, TCU football took a different route to finalize its 2026 roster.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
DeSantis, a Republican, has prioritized Everglades restoration and pushed to expedite the reservoir’s construction during his two terms in office.
—Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Washington’s choice prioritized American independence over European quarrels.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
The downside, Xie says, is that productivity-enhancing technology is deflationary — doubly so in China where any sector prioritized by the state is fated toward involution.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The recommendations also come with a new inverted food pyramid that’s the most significant shift from the outdated icon long held in Americans’ collective memory of how various food groups should be prioritized.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Phil Kafarakis, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
Fishershas a snowplow map showing which streets in the city are prioritized.
—Jen Guadarrama, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
Unlike Trong, an ideologue who prioritized party discipline, Lam has focused on economic performance and repeatedly emphasized the need to empower the private sector and move Vietnam beyond a growth model built on cheap labor, exports and foreign investment.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2026
While some teams prioritized making a splash in the transfer portal, TCU football took a different route to finalize its 2026 roster.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
DeSantis, a Republican, has prioritized Everglades restoration and pushed to expedite the reservoir’s construction during his two terms in office.
—Amy Green, Miami Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
Washington’s choice prioritized American independence over European quarrels.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
The downside, Xie says, is that productivity-enhancing technology is deflationary — doubly so in China where any sector prioritized by the state is fated toward involution.
—Andy Browne, semafor.com, 8 Jan. 2026
The recommendations also come with a new inverted food pyramid that’s the most significant shift from the outdated icon long held in Americans’ collective memory of how various food groups should be prioritized.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritized
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In a matter of days, the basement of a local gym was transformed into a free store, with donations categorized by volunteers.—
Elle McLogan,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The number of killings investigated last year fell to 67, with 57 of those categorized as murders — excluding cases such as justifiable homicides — a total not seen since 1967, according to data compiled by this news organization.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
8 Jan. 2026
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It was organized by the New York Immigration Coalition.—
Ali Bauman,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Her brother shaved his head alongside her, while friends organized care packages, drove her to sessions and offered constant encouragement.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Sounds like that’s your next vacation sorted.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
22 Jan. 2026
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Four spacious cabinets keep all your binge-watching essentials sorted, while cable management cut-outs keep the focus on your decor, not the array of cords.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2026
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The claim was filed in November in a UK High Court dealing with commercial issues by Libyan Foreign Bank, a unit of the Central Bank of Libya known as LFB, over loans taken out against a 2001 credit facility that Zimbabwe has allegedly failed to honor, court documents show.—
William Clowes,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Bondi and Blanche filed a response arguing that Massie and Khanna do not have a legal basis for the request.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
28 Jan. 2026
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About 1 million people globally have sequenced their genomes, and realistically about 1 billion people need to sequence their genomes for models to function more meaningfully.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
29 Nov. 2025
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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife recommends the mountain lions (Puma concolor couguar) in certain regions should be classified as a threatened species under the California Endangered Species Act.—
Steve Scauzillo,
Daily News,
28 Jan. 2026
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None of the documents were classified.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Others, including prohibitions on universal vote-by-mail and ranked choice voting -- two voting methods that have proved popular in some states -- would happen immediately.—
LISA MASCARO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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After understanding my preferences, recommend 3 content formats ranked by sustainability.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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