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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 prioritizes
On air, Wiki described graffiti—and hip-hop at large—as a movement that prioritizes subculture over traditional fame and commercial success.
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Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
This methodology prioritizes non-chemical barriers and lifestyle adjustments over heavy pesticide applications.
—Nick Perry, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Or could an upstart that prioritizes love and mercy, say, over dominion lure away their customers?
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
The formula also prioritizes the actual hair strands with rosemary and biotinoyl tripeptide-1, which both help to strengthen strands to reduce breakage over time.
—Essence Wiley, InStyle, 13 June 2026
What matters is a consistent approach that prioritizes credibility and earns trust over time.
—Jennifer Best, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Ignas Grazys is the co-founder and CEO of FoodWare, a company that prioritizes sustainable packaging.
—Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 12 June 2026
According to an American Airlines gate agent at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) who asked to remain anonymous, upgrades always follow an upgrade order that prioritizes revenue.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
The pickups and the cancellations fit into the programming shift after the Paramount-Skydance merger that prioritizes top franchises across the Paramount cable brands consolidated into a TV Media division overseen by Chair George Cheeks.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 June 2026
Lei Takanashi, Pitchfork, 16 June 2026
This methodology prioritizes non-chemical barriers and lifestyle adjustments over heavy pesticide applications.
—Nick Perry, USA Today, 14 June 2026
Or could an upstart that prioritizes love and mercy, say, over dominion lure away their customers?
—Michael Luo, New Yorker, 14 June 2026
The formula also prioritizes the actual hair strands with rosemary and biotinoyl tripeptide-1, which both help to strengthen strands to reduce breakage over time.
—Essence Wiley, InStyle, 13 June 2026
What matters is a consistent approach that prioritizes credibility and earns trust over time.
—Jennifer Best, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Ignas Grazys is the co-founder and CEO of FoodWare, a company that prioritizes sustainable packaging.
—Ashlyn Needham, The Spruce, 12 June 2026
According to an American Airlines gate agent at Indianapolis International Airport (IND) who asked to remain anonymous, upgrades always follow an upgrade order that prioritizes revenue.
—Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 12 June 2026
The pickups and the cancellations fit into the programming shift after the Paramount-Skydance merger that prioritizes top franchises across the Paramount cable brands consolidated into a TV Media division overseen by Chair George Cheeks.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritizes
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To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions.—
Gabriela Vidal,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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Smith has also raised concerns about those complaints the commission never sees because internal affairs categorizes them as informal or frivolous.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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Twice a month, the organization accepts clothing and textile donations, which the RicRack team sorts on site.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
27 May 2026
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This analysis was aided by the use of BTInsights, an AI open-end coding software that sorts responses into similar categories.—
Emily Guskin,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
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The software analyzes incoming sensor data and automatically classifies potential threats.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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The gray-market vendors selling vials for $300 to $600 each, as reported by the Associated Press, operate outside that process regardless of how the FDA classifies the underlying substance.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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“Prioritizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritizes. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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