as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorize
As per usual with Peele’s directorial efforts, nothing is known about the movie’s plot, though its been categorized as a horror thriller.
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Garden weeds can be categorized into three main groups according to their lifecycle and period of active growth.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
This can best be categorized as a six-week trading box.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
None of those rearrests were for crimes categorized as violent or dangerous, the report found.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
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Adam B. Vary, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Garden weeds can be categorized into three main groups according to their lifecycle and period of active growth.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2025
This can best be categorized as a six-week trading box.
—Frank Cappelleri, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2025
None of those rearrests were for crimes categorized as violent or dangerous, the report found.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorize
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The star, classified as IRAS 04302+2247, or IRAS 04302, is a protostar, with its disk measuring at around 40 billion miles (65 billion km) wide.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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It was classified as a heritage site in 1995 and then as a national monument in 1997.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
4 Sep. 2025
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Everytown for Gun Safety, an organization lobbying for greater gun control across the country, ranks Minnesota 14th in the nation on gun law strength.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The most recent edition of Deloitte’s Football Money League, which ranks clubs worldwide by revenue, had six English clubs (no prizes for guessing which) in the top 10.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Code does not distinguish between voluntary and involuntary expatriation.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Its data did not distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
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Worthy certainly was a significant part of the game-plan, and then his significance in the game was relegated to one series.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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This summer will have been a baptism of fire for Underwood, too, jumping from the insulated confines of academy football into the bearpit of a window that will go some way to deciding whether Leeds are relegated or not.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorize. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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