as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorize
Negligent hunting is a criminal offense categorized into four degrees based on the severity of the negligence and resulting harm.
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2025
Though the effect sizes were categorized as small, the implications are far-reaching.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Academic medical centers such as Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center were categorized as hospitals/medical centers.
—Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
In Systema Naturae, Linnaeus categorized life by species, genera, orders, classes, and kingdoms.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 2 May 2025
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Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2025
Though the effect sizes were categorized as small, the implications are far-reaching.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025
Academic medical centers such as Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center were categorized as hospitals/medical centers.
—Rae Ellen Bichell and Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
In Systema Naturae, Linnaeus categorized life by species, genera, orders, classes, and kingdoms.
—Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorize
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Our writers picked a few obvious candidates (anytime Lamar Jackson-Patrick Mahomes clash in any year classifies as must-see).—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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Based on double-occupancy stateroom bookings, groups typically need to have a minimum of five to eight cabins to be classified as a group.—
Linnea Bailey,
Southern Living,
18 May 2025
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The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
25 May 2025
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The Newport Beach International Boat Show ranked No. 1.—
Kendrick Marshall,
Sacbee.com,
25 May 2025
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In his book The Spirit Molecule, about the first modern study that administered DMT to humans, the psychiatrist Rick Strassman uses a TV metaphor to distinguish the drug’s effects from those of other psychoactive substances.—
Andy Greenberg,
Wired News,
22 May 2025
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With the right intelligence, firms can distinguish fraudsters from legitimate customers and still deliver great digital journeys.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The subtle hum of intricate mechanics, the remarkably articulate gesture of a synthetic limb, the disquieting echo of human movement – humanoid robots are no longer relegated to the realm of fiction.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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By 2022, invasion rhetoric, which had previously been relegated to white nationalist circles, had become such a staple of Republican campaign ads that most of the public agreed an invasion of the U.S. via the southern border was underway.—
Molly Redden,
ProPublica,
23 May 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorize. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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