as in to categorize
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 prioritize
That process started with those trades and continued into free agency, when Mougey and head coach Aaron Glenn prioritized veteran players to help guide a young roster.
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Therefore, players like Proctor are incredibly scarce and valuable, so prioritize them because doing so will help build a physically dominant team.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
San Francisco’s braintrust of John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan swung for the fences early and often, prioritizing raw athletic profiles and highly specific scheme fits over any traditional sense of value.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
So why would the Chiefs prioritize defense?
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
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Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Therefore, players like Proctor are incredibly scarce and valuable, so prioritize them because doing so will help build a physically dominant team.
—Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2026
San Francisco’s braintrust of John Lynch and Kyle Shanahan swung for the fences early and often, prioritizing raw athletic profiles and highly specific scheme fits over any traditional sense of value.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
So why would the Chiefs prioritize defense?
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritize
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When space is tight, being able to compress and categorize your clothes makes everything feel a little less chaotic.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Jain is not even convinced that BTSP should be categorized as a non-Hebbian type of learning.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
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The current show and the accompanying catalog are organized thematically rather than chronologically.—
Nicole Rudick,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Below is a recap of the C-suite developments at America’s highest-revenue-generating companies announced between April 18–24, 2026, organized by sector.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The rest of the East is sorting its affairs.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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Lawmakers received word of the USDA decision Tuesday morning, Thompson said, and more details will be sorted soon.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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He was charged with battery and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling in September 2023, and with battery that May — both classified in court records as misdemeanors.—
Claudia Lauer,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Apr. 2026
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The species is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a classification that reflects both the remaining threats facing the animals and the significant progress conservation efforts have made.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Using a new technology which enabled scientists to sequence all 20,000 genes in a person’s DNA at once, Musunuru and others began to uncover their secrets.—
David Cox,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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But what if the larvae are dead or missing, there’s no high-quality DNA or there isn’t the time—or equipment—to sequence the flies’ genomes?—
Rohini Subrahmanyam,
Scientific American,
10 Mar. 2026
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No charges were immediately filed.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Tona Henderson, an Idaho resident who has worked for decades to get Idaho included in the program, warned of scammers charging people to help file claims.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Prioritize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritize. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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