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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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Many wealthy families categorize art as conventional investments, like stocks or bonds.
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Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Generally, a rare disease is categorized as one that affects less than 200,000 Americans.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Organize expense categories Once your financial accounts are connected, QuickBooks will automatically categorize your expenses.
—Mia Taylor, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Landsteiner categorized patients into three groups based on their blood types—now known as A, B and O. Not long after, a fourth group, dubbed AB, was discovered.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025
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Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
Generally, a rare disease is categorized as one that affects less than 200,000 Americans.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 June 2025
Organize expense categories Once your financial accounts are connected, QuickBooks will automatically categorize your expenses.
—Mia Taylor, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Landsteiner categorized patients into three groups based on their blood types—now known as A, B and O. Not long after, a fourth group, dubbed AB, was discovered.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/categorize. Accessed 5 Jul. 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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