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This software lets you categorize your photographs in many different ways.
Their opinions can be categorized as conservative.
Birds are categorized by type in this field guide.
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Until recently, scientists officially categorized flamingos as a non-native species.
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
In practice, inspectors rarely categorized inadequate staffing as a serious infraction resulting in possible penalties, federal records show.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
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Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
In practice, inspectors rarely categorized inadequate staffing as a serious infraction resulting in possible penalties, federal records show.
—Jordan Rau, NPR, 24 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for categorize
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/categorize. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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categorize
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cat·e·go·rize
ˈkat-i-gə-ˌrīz 
categorized; categorizing
: to put into a category : classify
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