as in categorizing
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 prioritizing
Deeper Conversation People who flirt through deeper conversation are likely prioritizing emotional connections.
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Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Gans also recommended prioritizing sleep, managing stress, and washing hands frequently during cold and flu season.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Businesses can contribute to supply chain resilience by prioritizing data management systems to enable sharing, diversifying suppliers and localizing production, or co-funding regional reserves.
—Lauren Buitta, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Designers are emphasizing wardrobes meant to last, prioritizing quality and craft over what’s in or out.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
The only high-profile Republican candidate who voiced skepticism about prioritizing redistricting was Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
More broadly, the creation of the NED was compatible with the Reagan Administration’s governance approach of prioritizing markets, deregulation, and privatization.
—Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Nissan cites prioritizing customer demand and market timing as the reason for the change.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Despite this, employers hiring for AI roles are shortchanging the entry-level and prioritizing senior and mid-level talent capable of delivering immediate business impact.
—Becky Frankiewicz, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Essence, 5 Sep. 2025
Gans also recommended prioritizing sleep, managing stress, and washing hands frequently during cold and flu season.
—Maggie O'Neill, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
Businesses can contribute to supply chain resilience by prioritizing data management systems to enable sharing, diversifying suppliers and localizing production, or co-funding regional reserves.
—Lauren Buitta, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Designers are emphasizing wardrobes meant to last, prioritizing quality and craft over what’s in or out.
—Christina Holevas, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2025
The only high-profile Republican candidate who voiced skepticism about prioritizing redistricting was Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2025
More broadly, the creation of the NED was compatible with the Reagan Administration’s governance approach of prioritizing markets, deregulation, and privatization.
—Time, 3 Sep. 2025
Nissan cites prioritizing customer demand and market timing as the reason for the change.
—Stuart Dyos, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
Despite this, employers hiring for AI roles are shortchanging the entry-level and prioritizing senior and mid-level talent capable of delivering immediate business impact.
—Becky Frankiewicz, Fortune, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritizing
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In a society that relies so heavily on categorizing people into a gender binary, targeting a young man’s masculinity can be a particularly painful and isolating experience.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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One was based on hard-coding logical rules for categorizing inputs into symbols and then for manipulating those symbols to arrive at outputs.—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Those with routines to follow will want to check out the slim, weekly pill organizer from Vaydeer, and the Fyy Daily Pill Organizer is also great for organizing multiple medicine shapes, sizes, and quantities without taking up too much space.—
Emily Belfiore,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Ahead of Saturday’s demonstration, counter-terrorism officers in England and Scotland raided the homes of seven spokespeople from the activist group Defend Our Juries – which has been instrumental in organizing the protests – arresting and charging them all with terrorism offenses.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
6 Sep. 2025
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OnTrac operates 64 facilities in 31 states and runs four major sorting centers nationwide.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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This technology addresses a major obstacle in recycling, as the chemical recycling rate is currently quite low due to the high costs and difficulties associated with sorting plastic.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The Air Force took this case seriously under Project Blue Book, officially classifying it as ‘unexplained’ after finding no evidence of a hoax.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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In addition, tests have marked its accuracy at 88% in classifying wireless signal types.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Aug. 2025
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For applicants, this begins with ensuring current compliance by filing all required returns, paying any outstanding liabilities, and meeting foreign asset and accounts information reporting obligations.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Peter Homer, who represents Weatherington and White said Dumas was ousted from the board during a July 22 meeting and said Dumas has a history of filing lawsuits against former employers.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Prioritizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritizing. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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