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
Examples of organized in a Sentence
They ran a well-organized political campaign.
She's a very organized person.
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Set against a backdrop of violence and shifting loyalties, Slant dives deep into the savage — and at times surreal — world of organized crime.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 May 2025
The brothers initially denied involvement and tried to make the incident look like an organized crime hit.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 May 2025
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is Title IX of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 and was enacted as a tool to fight organized crime, where it was successfully used to prosecute leaders of New York’s five organized crime families.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The small cells and harsh conditions were notorious and feared, which served as a deterrent to strike fear into criminals, and hopefully prevent them from engaging in organized crime in the first place.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 May 2025
The brothers initially denied involvement and tried to make the incident look like an organized crime hit.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 14 May 2025
The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is Title IX of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 and was enacted as a tool to fight organized crime, where it was successfully used to prosecute leaders of New York’s five organized crime families.
—Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 7 May 2025
The small cells and harsh conditions were notorious and feared, which served as a deterrent to strike fear into criminals, and hopefully prevent them from engaging in organized crime in the first place.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 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 22 May. 2025.
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