as in precedence
the right to one's attention before other things considered less important
the committee has decided to give your request priority, so you'll have a meeting early tomorrow morning
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Recent Examples of priority
While local priorities varied, from wages in France to labor rights in Seoul, May Day 2026 demonstrated a growing global pattern: labor demonstrations are increasingly becoming arenas for broader ideological and geopolitical confrontation.
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Prang faces four challengers with priorities ranging from protecting Proposition 13 to transforming the position into a data analysis role.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Eighty-one percent agreed that addressing the debt should be a top-three priority for the president and Congress — including 75% of Democrats, 79% of independents, and 87% of Republicans.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 May 2026
Adding a work requirement to Medicaid has been a priority for Trump since his first term.
—Phil Galewitz, NPR, 1 May 2026
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Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
Prang faces four challengers with priorities ranging from protecting Proposition 13 to transforming the position into a data analysis role.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
Eighty-one percent agreed that addressing the debt should be a top-three priority for the president and Congress — including 75% of Democrats, 79% of independents, and 87% of Republicans.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 May 2026
Adding a work requirement to Medicaid has been a priority for Trump since his first term.
—Phil Galewitz, NPR, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for priority
precedence
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Most ground covers stick close to the ground, allowing other plants to take visual precedence.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
30 Apr. 2026
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With inflation surging again, high interest rates remaining paused and borrowing costs subsequently elevated, short-term protection for your money takes precedence now … or at least until economic conditions begin to improve.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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“Priority.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/priority. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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