prioritize

verb

Definition of prioritizenext
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 Profit over safety Earlier, Béjar told a lawyer for the states that Meta prioritized user engagement and profit over safety. — Reuters, NBC news, 20 Aug. 2026 The next governor and Legislature must prioritize the state water plan, make necessary changes to expedite projects and encourage conservation, and provide the funding that will be required. — Valerie Pryor, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026 It’s written in the postmodern genre called autofiction, in which autobiography is fictionalized to prioritize psychological and philosophical truths over literal facts. — Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2026 When to prioritize a low-interest credit card Choosing a credit card is a fairly personalized decision, based on your current finances, spending habits, credit score and more. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for prioritize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritize
  1. categorize
  2. organize
  3. sort
  4. classify
  5. sequence
  6. file
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  • Jean Toomer’s hard-to-categorize work emerged in 1923 as an astonishing blend of genres, a brilliant composite of vignettes giving voice to facets of African-American life in the United States.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
  • This framework categorizes decisions as simple, complicated, complex, and chaotic.
    — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of categorize
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  • Those ideas say some people are superior to others, and the inequality that exists in the world around us reflects those innate differences, and inequality is a good thing, and a necessary thing, and the only real way to organize social life.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The president is organizing a Republican midterm convention in Dallas next month that will serve as much a two-day rally for him as a boon to party candidates nationwide.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of organize
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  • Some of us still prefer content sorted by channels, brands, and even time slots.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Finally, for decades, liberals and conservatives have been sorting into disparate geographic locations and lifestyles, and their respective bubbles seem to reinforce the decision to have children, or not.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of sort
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  • The blaze was quickly upgraded to a third-alarm fire, which is classified as a major emergency that requires a high level of response.
    — Chelsea Hylton, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The ranking measures the most popular tracks classified as both Latin and rhythm, according to Billboard, with the melding of the styles encompassing pieces of other subgenres as well, including reggaeton and Latin hip-hop.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of classify
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  • There is evidence that Tehran has sought to sequence the talks in its favor.
    — Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • For years, the industry response to this tension was to sequence it away.
    — Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of sequence
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  • The judge ordered him to file an asylum application in English before his next hearing and told him to find an interpreter.
    — Meena Shah, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • No criminal charges have been filed against Walter, and the investigation does not allege that the Dodgers or Lakers committed wrongdoing.
    — Joshua Hong, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026
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“Prioritize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritize. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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