prioritizes

present tense third-person singular of prioritize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prioritizes Which is more valuable might depend on where AI is as a technology, according to Joe Tigay, portfolio manager for the Rational Equity Armor Fund, a fund that prioritizes total return on investment. Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 July 2026 Divisions over the ceasefire in the Iran war, however, have weakened Jewish Israelis’ belief that Trump prioritizes Israel’s security — from 64% in March to 26% in June — according to the center. Giovanna Dell'orto, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Ideally, over time, these outcomes accumulate into a repository of actioned and labeled data that reflects how an organization identifies risk, prioritizes responses and achieves successful resolutions. Terrence McCrossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Like Netflix’s documentary, One Night in Idaho prioritizes the stories of the victims and their families and features interviews only with people who were involved with or impacted by their murders, including the parents of Mogen and Chapin. Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 30 July 2026 Just as the sickest patients are the first to be treated in the emergency room, vulnerability triage prioritizes issues that are likely to cause the most damage if exploited by hackers. Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 July 2026 Frustration prioritizes the process over the end result One danger of AI tools is that children may never develop the capacity to sit with discomfort long enough to learn, create and solve problems independently. Dana Suskind, Md, CNBC, 29 July 2026 The ride makes an instant impression and prioritizes fun over terror. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026 Rather than chasing maximum deck length, Tern prioritizes real-world agility for urban riders. New Atlas, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritizes
Verb
  • Jakarta, meanwhile, is hoping not to move — there’s a risk the index provider categorizes it as a Frontier Market from an Emerging Market.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • 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
Verb
  • The Cat Fanciers' Association sorts cat coats into both color and pattern.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Your structure sorts the whole world into two boxes, oppressor and oppressed.
    Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • The research classifies only a portion of the domains as campaign-style addresses.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • These cases aren’t about monetary damages, but instead injunctive relief—specifically, a court order that blocks the NCAA from disallowing an athlete whom the NCAA classifies as ineligible.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026

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“Prioritizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritizes. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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