alphabetizing

Definition of alphabetizingnext
present participle of alphabetize
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Verb
  • Application workshops on filing a claim will be held in Boise on May 1-2 at the Idaho State Museum in Julia Davis Park.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Two Stagecoach festival attendees, Ellie, 27, and Angelique, 22, sat at tables farther back from the stage watching people filing out of the festival.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But there’s also a risk for cooptation, with the most radical components of the movement being sidelined either because of pragmatism (prioritizing the work that can get funded) or discomfort.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
  • So losing one of the most disruptive interior D-linemen in the league calls for prioritizing that position in free agency, which continued throughout the spring and summer.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Parents are also organizing a bake sale at the event, and a direct donation campaign is underway.
    Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
  • During Barack Obama’s presidency, conservative funders invested in grassroots organizing to beat the left’s turnout and persuasion machines.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • McCarrell said about half of the archive’s materials were well-organized ahead of the impending closure announcement, but categorizing what remains has been largely left up to him.
    Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
  • In these years, children are so good at categorizing, memorizing, and imagining that passionate time travel comes easily.
    Elena Megalos, Longreads, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Alphabetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabetizing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.

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