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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
Now, as China prioritizes renewable energy over coal, Yang is ahead of the change his fellow workers are being forced to confront.
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ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
When warning signs appear, communities need a repeatable playbook that prioritizes life-safety while preserving the records and rights that help owners recover the costs of fixing what went wrong when avoidable construction flaws are found to be the cause.
—Keegan A. Berry, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
The budget also prioritizes the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Adding a substance to the list does nothing to regulate it or limit its use, but prioritizes funding, research and information collection to learn more about how these products affect drinking water.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Scott Holmes said police enforcement prioritizes safety and community impact.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The tie-up between Unilever and McCormick highlights a shift in strategy among consumer goods companies that prioritizes dominating specific categories rather than simply amassing a diverse portfolio of unrelated brands.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
The bill also plans for the development of agrivoltaics, or solar that co-exists with agriculture, paving the way for a green Connecticut that prioritizes the clean, local production of both food and power.
—Killian Duborg, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Newsom prioritizes trolling Trump over governing.
—FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
When warning signs appear, communities need a repeatable playbook that prioritizes life-safety while preserving the records and rights that help owners recover the costs of fixing what went wrong when avoidable construction flaws are found to be the cause.
—Keegan A. Berry, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
The budget also prioritizes the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 3 Apr. 2026
Adding a substance to the list does nothing to regulate it or limit its use, but prioritizes funding, research and information collection to learn more about how these products affect drinking water.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
Scott Holmes said police enforcement prioritizes safety and community impact.
—Gloria Casas, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The tie-up between Unilever and McCormick highlights a shift in strategy among consumer goods companies that prioritizes dominating specific categories rather than simply amassing a diverse portfolio of unrelated brands.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 31 Mar. 2026
The bill also plans for the development of agrivoltaics, or solar that co-exists with agriculture, paving the way for a green Connecticut that prioritizes the clean, local production of both food and power.
—Killian Duborg, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026
Newsom prioritizes trolling Trump over governing.
—FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritizes
Verb
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Closer To Truth, and creator/curator of the Landscape of Consciousness website, which catalogues and categorizes theories of consciousness.—
Conor Feehly,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026
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Naylor categorizes about 30% of shark species as endangered, largely due to overfishing.—
Meg Tanaka,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Is there a law that sorts that out for us?—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 Apr. 2026
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The equipment uses an AI scanner to read the composition of such textiles and sorts them by fibers, after which they can be recycled.—
Tian MacLeod Ji,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The agency classifies it as a superfund site, meaning the area may be contaminated with hazardous materials.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Though the city's online neighborhood map technically classifies the site as part of downtown, Long's identifies as a Haughville institution that has served doughnuts to west siders for four generations, serving up to 1,000 customers each day out of its pale-yellow sided building.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Prioritizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritizes. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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