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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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The film has been categorized as semi-autobiographical in nature for The Parent Trap director.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Police categorized what happened to Mack as a misdemeanor simple assault, the incident report shows.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
The lawsuit alleges the Education Department overstepped its legal authority by disqualifying a PA degree from being categorized as a professional degree.
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In the state of Arkansas, lawmakers worked across the aisle on a bold bill that categorizes kids recruited into gangs and coerced into committing crimes as victims.
—Ana Zamora, Time, 3 June 2026
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 5 June 2026
Police categorized what happened to Mack as a misdemeanor simple assault, the incident report shows.
—Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
The lawsuit alleges the Education Department overstepped its legal authority by disqualifying a PA degree from being categorized as a professional degree.
—Arthur Jones Ii, ABC News, 3 June 2026
In the state of Arkansas, lawmakers worked across the aisle on a bold bill that categorizes kids recruited into gangs and coerced into committing crimes as victims.
—Ana Zamora, Time, 3 June 2026
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/categorize. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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categorize
verb
cat·e·go·rize
ˈkat-i-gə-ˌrīz 
categorized; categorizing
: to put into a category : classify
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