organized
adjective
or·ga·nized
ˈȯr-gə-ˌnīzd 
1
: having a formal organization to coordinate and carry out activities
organized baseball
organized crime
2
: affiliated by membership in an organization (such as a union)
organized steelworkers
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They ran a well-organized political campaign.
She's a very organized person.
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Stories of retail theft and organized crime are widespread across California, forcing brick-and-mortar stores to put everyday items like toothpaste under lock and key.
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Roger Niello, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Backlash against Target Schwarz’s boycott call has coincided with a more organized effort to punish retailers that have retreated on DEI, particularly Target.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Rosario also tried to leak intel to the Nassau County D.A.’s office’s organized crime unit to shut down rival ambling parlors, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
He was sentenced in 2021 to 28 years in prison for organized crime, money laundering and weapons violations.
—Philip Marcelo and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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Roger Niello, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
Backlash against Target Schwarz’s boycott call has coincided with a more organized effort to punish retailers that have retreated on DEI, particularly Target.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Rosario also tried to leak intel to the Nassau County D.A.’s office’s organized crime unit to shut down rival ambling parlors, according to the feds.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
He was sentenced in 2021 to 28 years in prison for organized crime, money laundering and weapons violations.
—Philip Marcelo and Jennifer Peltz, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for organized
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“Organized.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/organized. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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