SEQUENCING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

sequencing

verb

present participle of sequence

as in prioritizing

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Proposition 5 breaks up that process into two parts, prioritizing the voters’ right to oust an official before selecting a replacement.

— Times staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
Florida’s recent move to empower public Higher Education Institutions, or HEIs, to authorize charter schools is another important step in prioritizing family agency in education over school attendance boundaries.

— Thibaut Delloue, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of prioritizing

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Months after filing for divorce from Vallow Daybell, Charles Vallow was fatally shot in July 2019 in Chandler by Vallow Daybell’s brother, Alex Cox, whose claim of self-defense was later called into question by investigators.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Usually, prosecutors secure a grand jury indictment before filing charges.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

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In addition to being able to buy, sell and trade items at stores, CardVault also offers grading services, where cards and items can be authenticated.

— Mike Darnay, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Thieves stole trading cards valued at nearly $1 million from a FedEx truck parked near the Santa Ana grading center of Professional Sports Authenticator.

— Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of grading

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Her labor-organizing career took root in California’s agriculturally rich Central Valley, and her foundation is headquartered in Bakersfield.

— Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
The researchers realized that condensates concentrate molecules, pre-organizing them into a flexible microenvironment without locking them in place like a solid.

— Yasemin Saplakoglu, Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of organizing

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Focus on sorting what's piled up around your desk or dining table.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 29 Oct. 2026
In the past, the company’s CapEx focused heavily on physical infrastructure, including purchasing new aircraft, expanding sorting hubs and adding delivery vehicles.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of sorting

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Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday rejected the idea that election monitors being deployed to polls during the midterm elections will be armed, categorizing the notion as fearmongering and false.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Some of the recent gains came from re-categorizing conservation agreements that had already existed.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of categorizing

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