alphabetize

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Recent Examples of alphabetize Using fewer bits was thought to require more steps—like alphabetizing your books by swapping them one by one on the shelf instead of pulling them all out and reshelving them. Max Springer, Scientific American, 27 June 2025 Perhaps most radical is Barnett’s decision to alphabetize contributors by first names. Byron Armstrong, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 The seating was carefully managed, based on categories like reigning monarchs, heads of state and heads of government, and further alphabetized within those groups. Alan Yuhas, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 There are some who seem to have the innate ability to keep their spices alphabetized, their clothes separated by color and season, and power cords neatly wound all in one place. Allie Volpe, Vox, 26 Mar. 2025 However, law firm websites typically alphabetize by last name. Peter Boyd, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 Beyond those bins sat aisle after aisle of records, alphabetized and by genre. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024 His recommendations are alphabetized and listed below. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2024 Read on for more about all the Jewish and Israeli medalists, alphabetized and in order of medal type. Jacob Gurvis, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabetize
Verb
  • The lawsuit was filed by the American Association of University Professors and the Middle East Studies Association, which represents hundreds of professors and students across the country.
    Armando Garcia, ABC News, 7 July 2025
  • Medical marijuana companies in Jefferson County, Kentucky, filed a lawsuit against the commonwealth and the former director of the Office of Medical Cannabis.
    Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Construction teams can sequence work stages, plan material deliveries, and schedule the right workers.
    Kathleen Kewley, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
  • From more than 100,000 cells, the researchers sequenced RNA—bits of genetic information used to carry out actions within each cell.
    Nora Bradford, Scientific American, 3 July 2025
Verb
  • Saudi Arabia’s domestic bond market is growing, slowly, as both lenders and borrowers prioritize direct loans from banks over public issuances.
    Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 7 July 2025
  • Market owners prioritize community over competition, collaborating on orders and supporting each other.
    Reia Li, AZCentral.com, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • The local hospitality workers’ union, Unite Here Local 49, had organized residents of the two apartment complexes that have opened in the Railyards over the past year — The A.J. and The Wong Center.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
  • Other producers organized these tastings as well; Napa Valley, if anyone doubted, was a source for world class wines.
    Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Trump has also frequented his own resort properties, notably Mar-a-Lago and Bedminster, for personal retreats or closed-press political dinners, but these have generally not been categorized as public events.
    MSNBC Newsweek, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
  • Regulators now categorize the south Biscayne Bay coast as having a one-in-four chance of flooding from a storm surge within 30 years.
    Denise Hruby Updated July 13, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Cashews are classified as tree nuts, one of the nine major food allergens.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
  • More than half of the cases — 417 — were classified as immigration violations.
    Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 4 July 2025

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“Alphabetize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabetize. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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