organized

adjective

or·​ga·​nized ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd How to pronounce organized (audio)
1
: having a formal organization to coordinate and carry out activities
organized baseball
organized crime
2
: affiliated by membership in an organization (such as a union)
organized steelworkers

Examples of organized in a Sentence

They ran a well-organized political campaign. She's a very organized person.
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Stories of retail theft and organized crime are widespread across California, forcing brick-and-mortar stores to put everyday items like toothpaste under lock and key. Roger Niello, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025 Backlash against Target Schwarz’s boycott call has coincided with a more organized effort to punish retailers that have retreated on DEI, particularly Target. Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025 Rosario also tried to leak intel to the Nassau County D.A.’s office’s organized crime unit to shut down rival ambling parlors, according to the feds. John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025 He was sentenced in 2021 to 28 years in prison for organized crime, money laundering and weapons violations. Philip Marcelo and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for organized

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of organized was in 1817

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“Organized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organized. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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organized

adjective
or·​ga·​nized
: having an organization to plan and carry out activities
organized baseball

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