PRIORITIZED Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

prioritized

verb

past tense of prioritize

as in categorized

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 Even in this one small room, the teacher prioritized shelf space for a library, and students could take books home. — Nora Oakes Howard, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026 The department prioritized people with criminal records or fraud issues, Tedesco said. — Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026 As a council member, Vega has prioritized expanding access to child care, strengthening public safety and promoting housing development for all income levels. — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The reaction was overwhelmingly positive after feeling prioritized by management, which was followed by the excitement of seeing a press release go live and be picked up by the media. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Many prioritized bolstering a clinical workforce for rural areas and investing in technology to make care more efficient and accessible, according to a review from the Bipartisan Policy Center. — Daniel Payne, STAT, 14 Sep. 2026 Open Cosmos prioritized European investors aligned with its purpose, CEO Rafel Jordà Siquier told CNBC in an interview. — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 While the Tomba del Gallo seems to have prioritized a calm experience, the Tomb of the Blue Demon likely precipitated feelings of disembodiment and disorientation. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Yet according to solid longitudinal polling, the degree to which Americans prioritized terrorism no longer reflected quotidian reality. — Daniel Benjamin, Foreign Affairs, 11 Sep. 2026

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Surfaces were scrubbed down, while dishes were washed and categorized into what Voraotsady had brought and what belonged to OK YAKI.

— Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Diagnostic Features Define Tardive Dyskinesia Tardive dyskinesia, by definition, is a side effect of certain medications categorized as neuroleptics, which are usually used for treatment of schizophrenia.

— Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of categorized

Verb

But up- and downriver outside the park, much of the land is owned by private landowners, many of whom have organized against the government’s efforts.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
The show is overseen by MAM artistic director Shai Baitel, who has also organized exhibitions of Marina Abramović, Bob Dylan, Zaha Hadid, and David Hockney.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of organized

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Inevitably, much of that knowledge was still undigested and poorly sorted; as a result the planet, viewed from Europe, must have seemed a rather impressionistic and formless place.

— Ian Tattersall, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
The majority of the time in my life, other more pressing and practical life matters present themselves to be sorted, managed, resolved, etc.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of sorted

Verb

In contrast, Nate Coulter, executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System, filed a lawsuit regarding Act 372 of 2023, the common-sense library law, in Fayetteville before liberal Judge Timothy Brooks.

— Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Because the case was filed as a class action lawsuit, if a judge sides with the plaintiffs, that decision will apply not just to the 17 scientist plaintiffs, but to any researcher whose work has been affected by the term searches.

— Anil Oza, STAT, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of filed

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All ambulance responses in the spreadsheet were classified as Priority 1.

— Brian Maass, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
The plaintiffs alleged that some of those classified as especiales were taken to military facilities, interrogated, tortured, killed or forcibly disappeared.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of classified

Verb

The Roos are ranked 16th in the latest United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll with a 4-1-1 record.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026
In the past, Asheville and Great Smoky Mountains National Park have ranked among the nation’s best places for fall travel.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026

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