PRIORITIZED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

prioritized

verb

past tense of prioritize

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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 Former diplomats who have worked extensively on human rights told us they were shocked that the victimization of white South Africans would be prioritized over the serious issues elsewhere in the region. — Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 Aug. 2026 Maybe while men’s and women’s friendships may differ in specifics, the benefits people gain from these relationships are things that are universally valued and prioritized. — Diego Guevara Beltran, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026 Neither of the two blasts Shearer experienced in Iraq produced obvious injuries, and medics prioritized Marines who were more badly hurt. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 Paducah's solicitation prioritized small modular reactors, microreactors, geothermal and underground thermal storage. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Poles that require reinforcement or replacement are prioritized for follow-up work. — Tara Molina, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Shangraw adds that Chinese vendors, such as Huawei, Sungrow, and Solis, started to take the lead in recent years as China prioritized solar energy. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 6 Aug. 2026 Both sides, though, had prioritized a contract extension this offseason. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Waddingham has also prioritized her daughter in other ways, too. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

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Especially in a country like Japan, where learning can be quite rigid and everything is categorized or formatted.

— Kalai Chik, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Other tequilas, categorized as mixtos, only have to contain 51 percent agave, with the other 49 percent made from other sweeteners like cane sugar or high fructose corn syrup.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of categorized

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To reveal who’s the most rested of them all, the World Economic Forum organized data from Sleep Cycle, an app used around the world that tracks how much shut-eye people are achieving.

— Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
Authorities have not said who organized a suspicious border breach in Ceuta, a Spanish exclave in North Africa.

— Beatriz Ríos, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of organized

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This was some 50 pallets containing more than 150,000 pieces of athletic gear – 6,500 pairs of shoes alone – all of which had to be sorted by team and distributed across campus in less than a month.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The Pistons will likely add significant money to their cap sheet when the Jalen Duren restricted free-agency situation gets sorted.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of sorted

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After the Kittrells' bankruptcy petition was filed, on November 11, 2024, MKHS Dispensary contracted with a company called A&R Consultants, LLC, to manage the Greenmed operations.

— Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
The development is a blow to the states’ lawsuit, which was filed on July 13.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of filed

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Non-compliance with the law is now classified as a Class C felony.

— Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2026
Genetic testing tied Behne's infection to the broader outbreak, according to the lawsuit, and the Minnesota Department of Health classified her case as outbreak-associated on July 1.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of classified

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Web application attacks have ranked among the leading breach patterns in Verizon's Data Breach Investigations Report for years.

— Aviv Mussinger, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
There were three smaller climbs heading to Ventoux, which was ranked as a Hors Catégorie ascent — the hardest category — and had a gradient of nearly 9%.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026

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