Examples of categorize in a Sentence
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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Astronomers have categorized this object as interstellar because of the hyperbolic shape of its orbital path.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The researchers categorized participants only by ages 65-75, over 75 and younger than 65.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Store information is categorized under things, places, people and documents.
—Laura Layden, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
The rest of our choices are categorized with a focus on organic materials and hybrid styles that score high in pressure relief, edge support, and cooling benefits.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The researchers categorized participants only by ages 65-75, over 75 and younger than 65.
—Akshay Syal, NBC news, 8 Oct. 2025
Store information is categorized under things, places, people and documents.
—Laura Layden, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
The rest of our choices are categorized with a focus on organic materials and hybrid styles that score high in pressure relief, edge support, and cooling benefits.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/categorize. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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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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