alphabetize
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And instead of organizing the case from top to bottom, I alphabetize each individual shelf so that when it’s time to add a book, I don’t have to shift the entire system.
From New York Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
“But if I’m like, I need to go through all those shelves back there and alphabetize my books and dust them and maybe paint the bookshelves,” she said, you might be “procrasticlearing.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 9, 2021
It’s going to be a long list, so you can click on the “Process Name” heading to alphabetize the list for an easier find.
From The Verge ● Jul. 6, 2021
It’ll be a perfect opportunity to finally dust above your curtain rods or alphabetize those book shelves.
From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2018
To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of words.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
My wife then divides hers into region and alphabetizes them by last name of author, but I am too lazy.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2020
There’s one that can help me when I dine out and another that alphabetizes my favorite recipes, like an ingredients-only weight loss cookbook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2016
Sister Rose is so organized that she alphabetizes her kitchen so that the allspice would be stored next to the ant poison.
From Time Magazine Archive
This, in his view, had multiple advantages, which he alphabetizes as Affiliation, Bonding, Categorization, Discernment, Employment, Freedom and God.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
Each shelf was completely full of titles, which were perfectly alphabetized and separated by genre.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
He smiled when he noticed they’d been alphabetized by author.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
Often, the instinct is to just begin: grab a garbage bag, empty the freezer, start wiping baseboards, briefly consider alphabetizing your spices.
From Salon ● Mar. 19, 2026
In fact, I’m buying and alphabetizing compact discs again.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2018
Marshall said he is in the process of alphabetizing the others, as well as attaching information on the wrench and the company it came from.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 19, 2017
Music Library: Epiphany’s music director would appreciate a volunteer to help with organizing the music library, including alphabetizing, rearranging shelves, labeling boxes, and updating the music library spreadsheet.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2017
I can’t put everything back together or I’ll find myself alphabetizing all the books and taping the map back together.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
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