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alphabetizing

Definition of alphabetizingnext
present participle of alphabetize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alphabetizing
Verb
  • The bill would also increase the maximum civil penalty for filing a fraudulent lien to $15,000, up from $5,000.
    Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Also in 2024, Antczak's county board campaign was cut short after he was removed from the ballot for incorrectly filing for candidacy on partisan nomination forms when the county seats are nonpartisan.
    Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Amazon shoppers are prioritizing comfortable clothes this winter — and one brand is getting a lot of buzz.
    Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Instead of prioritizing cinematic aerial footage, the company designed its latest platform around immersion, situational awareness, and pilot control.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Want more cleaning and organizing tips?
    Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
  • There is so much energy in Falk’s writing that the reader can feel tensions in the city as officials, some working secretly with the bosses, try to stop the cigar factory women from organizing, call them Communists and demean them for being Polish.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 11 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Our mind is scanning, selecting, and categorizing stimuli.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
  • The committee spent four months categorizing, typing, and then proofreading 750 handwritten recipes to create the manuscript.
    Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Alphabetizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alphabetizing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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