as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorize
The recall is categorized as class 3, which is the least serious category and means that exposure to the product is not likely to cause adverse health consequences, according to the FDA.
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
At surface level, these nuggets of familiarity can easily be categorized as fan service — there’s nothing more delightful than learning the backstory that drove the original series.
—Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
While hardly a rich display — at their peak, one may be expected to average a meteor sighting about every three to five minutes; they're considered to be one of the weaker of the principal displays — Lyrid meteors are categorized as very bright and fairly fast.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Chemical controls are categorized based on their composition and mode of action.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
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Alain Sherter, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2025
At surface level, these nuggets of familiarity can easily be categorized as fan service — there’s nothing more delightful than learning the backstory that drove the original series.
—Ashley Wolfgang, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
While hardly a rich display — at their peak, one may be expected to average a meteor sighting about every three to five minutes; they're considered to be one of the weaker of the principal displays — Lyrid meteors are categorized as very bright and fairly fast.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Chemical controls are categorized based on their composition and mode of action.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorize
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The curriculum guides middle school students and teachers through building and evaluating computer vision models that can reliably classify fossil shark teeth.—
Christine Wusylko,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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Kathleen Kelley Reardon, an expert on organizational politics, classifies political environments from minimally to pathologically politicized.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Last year, Boise was ranked No. 77, and the year prior it was ranked No. 50.—
Ashley Fredde,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
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Acuff was ranked the No. 7 recruit after previously being the No. 5 prospect.—
Richard Davenport,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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Israeli strikes across Gaza continued, killing at least 21 people in the last 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants but says most of the more than 50,000 Palestinians killed in the war have been women and children.—
Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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At least 26 people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded in the last 24 hours, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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Each, in its own way, invited a friendly skepticism of orthodoxy and imbued value in people and ideas previously relegated to the edge.—
Eliza Griswold,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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What’s worse is that the mouth is sometimes treated as a separate entity from the rest of the body, relegated to the care of dentists, and often excluded from broader discussions about systemic health.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorize. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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