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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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Broadly, effects can be categorized as affecting self-perception, vision, and other senses.
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024
Researchers have categorized the Altar Stone with the bluestones, but its origins have remained a mystery until now.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
Researchers categorized those with long COVID through a scoring system using such symptoms as brain fog, gastrointestinal problems, dizziness and palpitations.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
As heat waves become more brutal and frequent, perhaps our public pools should no longer be viewed as sites for recreation—they should be categorized as crucial climate infrastructure, and funded accordingly.
—Eve Andrews, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
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Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 16 Aug. 2024
Researchers have categorized the Altar Stone with the bluestones, but its origins have remained a mystery until now.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Aug. 2024
Researchers categorized those with long COVID through a scoring system using such symptoms as brain fog, gastrointestinal problems, dizziness and palpitations.
—Adriel Bettelheim, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
As heat waves become more brutal and frequent, perhaps our public pools should no longer be viewed as sites for recreation—they should be categorized as crucial climate infrastructure, and funded accordingly.
—Eve Andrews, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/categorize. Accessed 10 Sep. 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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