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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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Nurses may be categorized by their levels of education.
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To categorize Mutiny is tricky, but many will no doubt come with their glass ceilings to try.
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At the federal level, the EPA recently clarified gray areas of the law and said these turbines can't be categorized as temporary non-road engines.
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The new law would also limit the circumstances under which police could categorize a missing child as a runaway.
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Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
To categorize Mutiny is tricky, but many will no doubt come with their glass ceilings to try.
—Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 13 Feb. 2026
At the federal level, the EPA recently clarified gray areas of the law and said these turbines can't be categorized as temporary non-road engines.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2026
The new law would also limit the circumstances under which police could categorize a missing child as a runaway.
—Jade Jackson, IndyStar, 12 Feb. 2026
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/categorize. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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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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