prioritizing

verb

present participle of prioritize
as in categorizing
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 prioritizing Consumers are increasingly prioritizing value alignment when making purchasing decisions. — Alvin Stafford, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026 Proposition 5 would change the way recall elections are conducted in the state by prioritizing voters’ right to oust an official before selecting a replacement. — Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Manufacturing capacity is prioritizing memory for AI and servers, limiting the supply of memory manufactured for consumer devices. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 1 Oct. 2026 Ford said prioritizing his employees and the communities his company impacts is chief among his values. — Connor Greene, Time, 30 Sep. 2026 While Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan says she is dedicated to prioritizing children’s services, the City Council’s commitment to preserving funding for the Kids Hope Alliance remains unclear. — Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026 The Associated Press NAGOYA, Japan -- NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Alex Eala is prioritizing representing the Philippines at the Asian Games over the WTA Tour for the moment — even if that means risking a fine from the women’s tour. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Participating brands and retailers also reported prioritizing animal welfare, with 88 percent of participants using animal fibers from producers with an animal welfare policy. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 25 Sep. 2026 Governments across the continent are prioritizing local value addition instead of raw minerals exports and are focused on improving processing capacity. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for prioritizing
  1. categorizing
  2. organizing
  3. sorting
  4. classifying
  5. filing
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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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  • Bookkeeping is the process of recording and organizing your business's day-to-day financial activity.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Union Syndicale Lycéenne, one of the high school student unions involved in organizing the demonstrations, suggested a much larger turnout of 450,000 people across the country.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of organizing
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  • The goal is less time spent assembling and sorting data, and more time deciding what to do with it.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Organizations should start by sorting workflows into the three types above and keep the needs of the customer in focus.
    — Katherine Kostereva, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of sorting
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  • Below, members of Forbes Technology Council share strategies for classifying large volumes of unstructured data while keeping the manual workload manageable.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Zema has proposed classifying major criminal factions as terrorist organizations.
    — Katie Angell Britannica Editors Oct. 2, Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of classifying
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  • Known for his exacting, couture-like approach, and an experimental zeal rare among designers at Europe’s largest luxury brands, the Frenchman got his start in fashion by filing, photocopying and cataloguing fabrics at Jean Paul Gaultier.
    — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Examples under laws enforced by the Labor Commissioner include filing certain wage complaints, exercising rights under the Labor Code and raising some workplace health or safety concerns.
    — William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of filing

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

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