prioritize
verb (used with object)
to arrange or do in order of priority.
had prioritized
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past perfectof prioritize.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Her family’s lawyer, John Ray, said the authorities had prioritized the Gilgo Four to arrest Heuermann, “but what good is it to the victims whose case not been solved?”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 9, 2024
“I wish I had prioritized this a decade ago.”
From New York Times ● May 10, 2023
Mr. Brown alleged such incidents were because railway companies had prioritized corporate profits over safety.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 1, 2023
Yet when Medicare was ultimately passed by Kennedy's successor, President Lyndon B. Johnson, it was in no small part because JFK had prioritized the policy during his administration.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2023
A company whistleblower said earlier this year that Twitter had prioritized user growth over reducing spam and bots; the company rejected his account.
From Reuters ● Oct. 28, 2022
