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Their opinions can be categorized as conservative.
Birds are categorized by type in this field guide.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Auto-categorizing lines in Reminders lists Since iOS 17, Reminders has been able to automatically sort items in grocery lists into distinct categories, like Produce and Proteins.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
The data is categorized into removals, enforcement returns, administrative returns and Title 42 expulsions — which were carried out during the COVID-19 pandemic.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Gasoline is categorized by octane ratings at gas stations.
—Charles Singh, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/categorize. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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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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