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as in kinds
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common
what type of people do you generally hang out with?
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as in categories
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
a music store that has a good selection of all types of music, not just pop, rock, and rap
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as in classifies
to arrange or assign according to type
type the birds by geographical range
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Recent Examples of types
Ashley Grams, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The drug also helps control glucose levels for people with other types of diabetes.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
That way, since there is no land currently zoned as the other types of districts where data centers are permitted in Sugar Grove, a developer seeking to rezone property to build a data center would first have to go before the plan commission and village board, Marion said.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The same group has given previous notable variants the names of mythological creatures (Cerberus, Kraken), constellations (Eris) and even types of clouds (Stratus, Nimbus).
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
These include things like the types of flooring available, the consultation and measurement process, how accurate quotes typically are and much more.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Facebook Collabs are now available in the Partnership Ads Hub and will soon be added to recommended creator content types.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Many people are also hybrid types with different textures on different parts of the scalp, and those textures can shift over time with hormones, damage, and stress, according to Theradome.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
In 2025, Ozog joined more than 20 specialists in a major consensus review, which concluded that the therapy was safe and effective for several types of ulcer, peripheral neuropathy, acute radiation dermatitis and androgenic alopecia, a type of pattern hair loss.
—Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
Today, a Luddite is your grandparent who keeps looking at the screen rather than the camera when on Zoom, the Boomer who types in all-capital letters, the grouchy man who refuses to get a smart phone, the professor spewing invective against Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Noun
There are over 50 types of mosquitoes in Minnesota, but Carlson said scientists can predict the population of cattail mosquitoes more accurately.
—Ashley Grams, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
The drug also helps control glucose levels for people with other types of diabetes.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
That way, since there is no land currently zoned as the other types of districts where data centers are permitted in Sugar Grove, a developer seeking to rezone property to build a data center would first have to go before the plan commission and village board, Marion said.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
The same group has given previous notable variants the names of mythological creatures (Cerberus, Kraken), constellations (Eris) and even types of clouds (Stratus, Nimbus).
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2026
These include things like the types of flooring available, the consultation and measurement process, how accurate quotes typically are and much more.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Meanwhile, Facebook Collabs are now available in the Partnership Ads Hub and will soon be added to recommended creator content types.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Mar. 2026
Many people are also hybrid types with different textures on different parts of the scalp, and those textures can shift over time with hormones, damage, and stress, according to Theradome.
—Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
In 2025, Ozog joined more than 20 specialists in a major consensus review, which concluded that the therapy was safe and effective for several types of ulcer, peripheral neuropathy, acute radiation dermatitis and androgenic alopecia, a type of pattern hair loss.
—Lynne Peeples, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
Learn how to try the trend and which anchor types the bar tool supports.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
Today, a Luddite is your grandparent who keeps looking at the screen rather than the camera when on Zoom, the Boomer who types in all-capital letters, the grouchy man who refuses to get a smart phone, the professor spewing invective against Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok.
—Literary Hub, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for types
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Bees of all kinds (with a tiny handful of exceptions) are essential pollinators to an astounding 80 percent of the world’s flowering plants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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That’s a strange thing, because success and failure can both be disasters of different kinds.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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The categories included multiple race distances, fun runs, road cycling events and sprint triathlons.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
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Experts say such failures highlight new categories of risk.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Apr. 2026
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Though the city's online neighborhood map technically classifies the site as part of downtown, Long's identifies as a Haughville institution that has served doughnuts to west siders for four generations, serving up to 1,000 customers each day out of its pale-yellow sided building.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
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SmartAsset used the Pew Research definition of middle class for its report, which classifies middle class as an income between two-thirds and double a region’s median income.—
Caden Perry,
jsonline.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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In the evening, the restaurant transitions to an Italian American pizzeria of sorts, where sourdough bread scraps make their way into everything from the meatballs to gnocchi.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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The push also comes at a time when retailers appear to be in a same-day delivery arms race of sorts, with merchants turning to more third-party last-mile delivery services to get products at the consumer’s doorstep faster.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Mar. 2026
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Investors are also asking whether Hybe can monetize music genres beyond Kpop, HSBC said.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
29 Mar. 2026
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Rock stars and their equivalents in other genres often develop their craft in obscurity before being discovered; idols are apprentices, trained exhaustively by their management companies.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Verb
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But at zero cost and minimal risk for most people, dark showering ranks among the more credible free wellness trends to emerge from social media this cycle.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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McKinsey’s Miami outpost now ranks as one of its fastest-growing offices in North America—its Miami headcount has grown fourfold to several hundred in the past four years—and Spanish Banco Santander is raising a 41-story tower in the city’s Brickell neighborhood.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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And don’t miss your chance to score 65 percent off the sporty Athleta Tempo Mid-rise Wide-leg Track Pants, which feature a comfortable waistband and signature side stripes.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Apr. 2026
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An all-white crisp percale sheet set exemplifies the quality of a top hotel suite, while mixing stripes and florals will lean into the cottagecore aesthetic.—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
1 Apr. 2026
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Nothing much right now distinguishes us from the third world.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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But what distinguishes Hers hair growth from other treatments?—
Rebecca Strong,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Types.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/types. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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