prioritize
verb (used with object)
to arrange or do in order of priority.
was prioritizing
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past progressiveof prioritize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Amodei co-founded Anthropic in 2021 after leaving OpenAI because he felt the company was prioritizing business goals over AI safety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
The agency’s email accounts replied that it was prioritizing contacts concerning risk to life or property during the government shutdown.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2025
The company, then owned by AT&T, was prioritizing gaining subscribers to support its streaming service over its traditional business of releasing movies to cinemas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025
The appropriate policy for most was prioritizing monetary policy for price stability, letting currencies adjust and "conserving valuable foreign exchange reserves for when financial conditions really worsen."
From Reuters ● Oct. 11, 2022
Images of the dance party at Krak des Chevaliers last month raised alarm among experts, who were already worried the government was prioritizing tourism over preservation.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022
