as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorizing
The town clerk was commended by the Broward state attorney for excellence for updating, electronically scanning and categorizing town files after much neglect.
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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Then, by categorizing values by risk, the platform can reportedly identify high-value customers, first-time buyers, return abusers and fraudsters.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
Investigators are also not categorizing the case as any particular type of crime at this stage, according to a federal law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
Budgeting apps like Empower and Monarch connect to your bank account and credit cards, automatically tracking and categorizing your transactions.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
The United States justified its attack on Caracas by categorizing it as a law enforcement operation against Maduro.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Linnaeus was the father of binomial nomenclature, a categorizing system that designates a genus and a species name for every living organism.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Our mind is scanning, selecting, and categorizing stimuli.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
The committee spent four months categorizing, typing, and then proofreading 750 handwritten recipes to create the manuscript.
—Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Then, by categorizing values by risk, the platform can reportedly identify high-value customers, first-time buyers, return abusers and fraudsters.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 18 Mar. 2026
Investigators are also not categorizing the case as any particular type of crime at this stage, according to a federal law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation.
—Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026
Budgeting apps like Empower and Monarch connect to your bank account and credit cards, automatically tracking and categorizing your transactions.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2026
The United States justified its attack on Caracas by categorizing it as a law enforcement operation against Maduro.
—Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 10 Jan. 2026
Linnaeus was the father of binomial nomenclature, a categorizing system that designates a genus and a species name for every living organism.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
Our mind is scanning, selecting, and categorizing stimuli.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
The committee spent four months categorizing, typing, and then proofreading 750 handwritten recipes to create the manuscript.
—Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorizing
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Like Wright’s past games, this one would be about tinkering, about trial and error, about classifying and reclassifying and watching as one’s psyche-map changed.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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That includes House Bill 1117, which would require Maryland Medicaid and other state programs to cover monitoring devices by classifying them as medical equipment for individuals at higher risk of elopement.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2026
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Rules Committee ranking member Jim McGovern (D-MA) blasted Republicans for bypassing typical House procedure and not giving the Senate deal a vote during the committee’s last-minute, Friday afternoon hearing.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2026
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After removing three high-ranking deputies from the command staff, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office has announced new promotions to assistant sheriff.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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The criterion of self-consciousness, meanwhile, is of no use for the practical task of distinguishing between human and nonhuman digital activity.—
Andrey Mir,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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Per Alström, a researcher involved in the study, described the challenge of distinguishing the two species by conventional means.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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This might look like picking up items out of place, wiping down surfaces, tending to papers, folding blankets, and grouping like items.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
30 Mar. 2026
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Embrace a design strategy that focuses on grouping plants in drifts or mass plantings.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Categorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorizing. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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