alphabetize
verb (used with object)
to put or arrange in alphabetical order.
alphabetized
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past participleof alphabetize.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof alphabetize.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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With her latest book, she took 10 years of her diaries and alphabetized them by the first letter of the first word of each sentence, then cut the book down into the volume published.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2024
Bella, 15, arrived with a stack of notebooks alphabetized by subject, pencils sorted by color and a binder that read: “High school — magical years!”
From New York Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
Then we have a second list that is every single member of Congress, alphabetized by last name.
From Slate ● Jan. 5, 2023
Her spices were alphabetized, her cutlery all had to face the same direction in the drawer and her chocolate chip cookies were somehow all identical.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2022
And how even the most organized trailer with nice curtains and a nice lamp and an alphabetized DVD collection is worth nothing if...
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
