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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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There are five schedules of drugs, which are categorized based on the medical use and the potential for abuse or dependency.
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Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Dec. 2025
Firearms are categorized, with military-style weapons heavily restricted or prohibited.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The film is easiest to categorize as a docudrama, though its inventive form, blending real-life audio with dramatized dialogue, doesn’t fit neatly into any one genre (this singular, hybrid approach of Ben Hania’s will be familiar to anyone who has watched Four Daughters).
—Olivia Marks, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
The recall was initiated on November 20, and on December 5, the FDA categorized it as a Class I food risk warning, which is the most severe, with the highest likelihood of causing serious adverse health consequences or death.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
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Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Dec. 2025
Firearms are categorized, with military-style weapons heavily restricted or prohibited.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The film is easiest to categorize as a docudrama, though its inventive form, blending real-life audio with dramatized dialogue, doesn’t fit neatly into any one genre (this singular, hybrid approach of Ben Hania’s will be familiar to anyone who has watched Four Daughters).
—Olivia Marks, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2025
The recall was initiated on November 20, and on December 5, the FDA categorized it as a Class I food risk warning, which is the most severe, with the highest likelihood of causing serious adverse health consequences or death.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 10 Dec. 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/categorize. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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categorize
verb
cat·e·go·rize
ˈkat-i-gə-ˌrīz 
categorized; categorizing
: to put into a category : classify
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