1
as in to arrange
to put into a particular arrangement
carefully organized the hotel's silverware by pattern
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2
as in to plan
to work out the details of (something) in advance
started organizing the anniversary party months in advance
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Recent Examples of organize
Other producers organized these tastings as well; Napa Valley, if anyone doubted, was a source for world class wines.
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Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The local hospitality workers’ union, Unite Here Local 49, had organized residents of the two apartment complexes that have opened in the Railyards over the past year — The A.J. and The Wong Center.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
The meet-up, which began around 3:30 p.m., was reportedly organized through social media.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
Communities become Firewise by organizing a committee, creating a hazard assessment, developing an action plan and volunteering hours toward reducing risk, such as removing overgrown brush.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
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Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The local hospitality workers’ union, Unite Here Local 49, had organized residents of the two apartment complexes that have opened in the Railyards over the past year — The A.J. and The Wong Center.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
The meet-up, which began around 3:30 p.m., was reportedly organized through social media.
—Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
Communities become Firewise by organizing a committee, creating a hazard assessment, developing an action plan and volunteering hours toward reducing risk, such as removing overgrown brush.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for organize
Verb
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Horowitz spent decades arranging for Sondheim’s archives to come to the Library of Congress.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
13 July 2025
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The controversy comes at a time the United States is trying to arrange a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Sadly for some, this signals the end for Zigbee support, as Ikea plans to replace its Zigbee gadgets with Matter devices.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
12 July 2025
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Harkins plans to open a second BackLot at Verrado Marketplace, a shopping mall being built in Buckeye.—
Reia Li,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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More than half of the cases — 417 — were classified as immigration violations.—
Norma Galeana,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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Cashews are classified as tree nuts, one of the nine major food allergens.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Drink it in the sun to refresh while preparing, use it in your recipes to caramelize or sweeten and pair it to help your tongue handle when there’s a lot going on.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Judge Leslie Southwick, who was appointed by George W. Bush, said the gang might not be preparing for a larger military invasion, but engaging in activities similar to the threats from enemy ships or Native Americans when the statute was written.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Some of those claims were dismissed by a judge in 2024, but the lawsuit was still ordered to move forward; in June, however, Lizzo filed an appeal aimed at shutting it down for good on the grounds that the dancers’ claims clashed with her First Amendment rights.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
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The company has been ordering fireworks a year in advance, Marietta said.—
Tim Hrenchir,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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However, this report also argued that Al chatbots have the potential to be effective extenders of therapy if designed appropriate and supervised by a qualified professional.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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It’s designed to lift, define, and dramatically lengthen without ever clumping or weighing lashes down.—
Marie Lodi,
Allure,
5 July 2025
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Public fortunes were calculated based on stock prices and exchange rates as on June 13.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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That’s partly because the budget wasn’t released, and because DeSantis — who has seen the state budget balloon by 26% on his watch — used some creative accounting to calculate the total.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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This ignores a fundamental problem of innovation and inventiveness, which is that many of the innovative geniuses who devised transformative inventions failed to profit financially from their own ingenuity while more aggressive, entrepreneurial bystanders claimed credit and profit.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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The breath-freshener smell that Marks had devised was a combination of laurel leaves—peculiar to the modern sensibility, but not off-putting—and musk.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
10 July 2025
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“Organize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/organize. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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