prioritized

past tense of prioritize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of prioritized Accessibility This hotel has prioritized accessibility, offering features such as elevators, accessible parking, hearing- and mobility-accessible rooms, and accessible entrances to the business center, fitness center, restaurants, and pool. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Families that have an income under 300% of the federal poverty line, are unhoused, or have a child with special needs are prioritized, as mandated by the federal government. — Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 5 Oct. 2026 At the same time, the company has prioritized spending on innovative marketing campaigns. — Catriona Marangi, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026 Olathe Schools prioritized boundaries that make logistical sense and a plan to close schools one time, avoiding having to close more schools again in a few years, Yeager said. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026 The Lakers prioritized building around Luka Dončić this summer, getting him his center in Walker Kessler, adding youth and athleticism and finding players who can shoot and attack closeouts. — Doug Haller, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 Her address was accompanied by a policy change from the Obama administration that prioritized LGBTQ rights in diplomacy and foreign aid. — Matthew Schmitz, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026 People set to lose those vouchers are being prioritized for available housing, meaning the county can’t help as many people who are homeless now. — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 For back-to-school, consumers prioritized value and promotional events. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritized
Verb
  • Seeking new crypto money, Christie’s and Sotheby’s cut all other legitimizing actors out of the loop with NFTs, elevating what might previously have been categorized as illustration, graphic art, or a social media meme to the status of fine art.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Junk Cleaner reports on the amount of free storage available and lists large files categorized as Images, Videos, and Other.
    — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Zhang was one of more than 50 students from China, Singapore, Britain and Australia attending a camp in Beijing organized by the year-old AI learning platform Xinya AI.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The nearby Jefferson drill site, which Redeemer Community Partnership also organized against, elected to shut down in 2018 after the city ordered it to implement stronger health protections.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The poly bag waste is sorted again, shredded and processed before being shipped to a licensed importer.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Whatever electronic gremlins the first models came out with have long been sorted.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Defense attorney Johnson had filed an election for the jury to assess punishment, but Jones refused to sign it, according to Sorrells.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Hundreds of students filed out of class at Lincoln Park High School on Thursday afternoon.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • About 1 million people globally have sequenced their genomes, and realistically about 1 billion people need to sequence their genomes for models to function more meaningfully.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Treasurer Erick Russell has also pushed changes designed to prevent active bank accounts from being wrongly classified as abandoned.
    — Mark Lewyn, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office reviewed the man’s death and classified it as a homicide, Becchina said.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The four-star recruit was ranked among the top 300 players nationally by various outlets.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Los Angeles ranked 32 of 500, with the annual water bill estimated at $952.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

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“Prioritized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/prioritized. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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