alphabetically

[al-fuh-bet-ik-lee]

adverb

1. in a way that follows the order of the letters of the alphabet.

2. in a way that uses an alphabet, rather than a syllabary or system of ideograms.

Example Sentences

“It was a parade of letters that were being posted on a directors’ listserv, because every state has a humanities council, and so it seemed like they were going alphabetically,” Noguchi said.

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The 15 candidates, listed alphabetically, are as follows:

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The following 17 Times staff writers and columnists, listed alphabetically, share their favorite sports stories from 2024.

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Our critics’ choices overlapped twice, and in those cases their reviews follow each other on this alphabetically arranged list.

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When Hacker inspected dealers, he said, he would advise them to file records alphabetically to make it easier to notice frequent buyers.

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