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bracket, class, classification, division, family, genus, grade, group, kind, league, order, rank(s), rubric, set, species, tier, type
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In fact, more illnesses are believed to be associated with leafy vegetables—22 percent, to be precise—than with any other category of ingredient. — Tamar Adler, Vogue, "Is Serving Raw Meat And Fish A Dinner Party Taboo?," 12 Apr. 2019 There are three main types of injectables The first category consists of neuromodulators, which are used to weaken and paralyze the muscles in the face. — Glamour, "8 Things You Should Know Before Getting Injectibles," 10 Apr. 2019 Like many Yeti products, the Rambler falls squarely in the want-but-don't-need category. — Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, "The 24-Oz Yeti Rambler Was Made for Drinking a Big Beer Around the Campfire," 8 Apr. 2019 The strategy is working, Mr. Marcondes said, as seen in the company’s improvement in total share of the beer category since the first quarter of last year. — Nat Ives, WSJ, "Miller Lite Brings the Bud Knight Back to Life (Sort of)," 20 Mar. 2019 WebAuthn supports two main categories of authentication: biometrics and hardware security tokens. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, "WebAuthn: What you need to know about the future of the passwordless Web," 7 Mar. 2019 In those categories, aim for variety and seek out the following options, when available. — Karla Walsh, Woman's Day, "The Best Breastfeeding Diet," 25 Feb. 2019 This year's Entertainer of the Year category, one of the most esteemed awards, featured only male country singers. — Blair Donovan, Country Living, "Reba McEntire Says She's Not 'Very Happy' With the Controversial ACM Nominations," 21 Feb. 2019 The requests are broken down into four categories — requests associated with specific device IDs, financial identifiers, Apple accounts, and emergencies. — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, "Apple’s latest government transparency report came with a slick new website," 21 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'category.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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