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This software lets you categorize your photographs in many different ways.
Their opinions can be categorized as conservative.
Birds are categorized by type in this field guide.
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One particle of smoke is categorized as PM2.5, and these pollutants often derive from the combustion of gasoline, oil, diesel fuel and wood.
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
Data on physical activity and sedentary behavior were collected and categorized as moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, light physical activity, sedentary behavior.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
Under the current dietary guidelines, beans, peas and lentils are categorized as both vegetables and protein foods.
—Randi Richardson, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Already in 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature categorized the migratory monarch butterfly, specific to North America, as endangered due to climate change and habitat loss.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
Data on physical activity and sedentary behavior were collected and categorized as moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, light physical activity, sedentary behavior.
—New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
Under the current dietary guidelines, beans, peas and lentils are categorized as both vegetables and protein foods.
—Randi Richardson, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
Related article How a group of butterflies flew 2,600 miles across the Atlantic Ocean without stopping
Already in 2022, the International Union for Conservation of Nature categorized the migratory monarch butterfly, specific to North America, as endangered due to climate change and habitat loss.
—Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/categorize. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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categorize
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cat·e·go·rize
ˈkat-i-gə-ˌrīz 
categorized; categorizing
: to put into a category : classify
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