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one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
divide the essays into categories based on difficulty of comprehension
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Recent Examples of categories
The categories included multiple race distances, fun runs, road cycling events and sprint triathlons.
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Experts say such failures highlight new categories of risk.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Gemini 3 Pro exhibited the most extreme behavior overall, engaging in all four categories of misaligned behavior and exfiltrating a peer’s model weights in up to 97% of trials.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Producers submit their products for consideration in a variety of 18 categories including pickles, preserves, cheese, chocolate and even fish.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
These categories include young children, older adults, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Being named a finalist is a significant achievement, Dolch said, as each of these finalists are in the top-5 for their respective categories and are invited to attend the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards Ceremony June 15 in Chicago.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
The road movie by Francesco Sossai, which originally world premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2025, is nominated in 16 categories.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Soccer's governing body did not announce which games and price categories were available, leaving potential ticket buyers to search themselves on a FIFA ticketing site that often took hours to enter.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
Experts say such failures highlight new categories of risk.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Apr. 2026
Gemini 3 Pro exhibited the most extreme behavior overall, engaging in all four categories of misaligned behavior and exfiltrating a peer’s model weights in up to 97% of trials.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
Producers submit their products for consideration in a variety of 18 categories including pickles, preserves, cheese, chocolate and even fish.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
These categories include young children, older adults, pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Apr. 2026
Being named a finalist is a significant achievement, Dolch said, as each of these finalists are in the top-5 for their respective categories and are invited to attend the James Beard Restaurant and Chef Awards Ceremony June 15 in Chicago.
—Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026
The road movie by Francesco Sossai, which originally world premiered in Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2025, is nominated in 16 categories.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Apr. 2026
Soccer's governing body did not announce which games and price categories were available, leaving potential ticket buyers to search themselves on a FIFA ticketing site that often took hours to enter.
—ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categories
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There are over 50 types of mosquitoes in Minnesota, but Carlson said scientists can predict the population of cattail mosquitoes more accurately.—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The drug also helps control glucose levels for people with other types of diabetes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Bees of all kinds (with a tiny handful of exceptions) are essential pollinators to an astounding 80 percent of the world’s flowering plants.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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That’s a strange thing, because success and failure can both be disasters of different kinds.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Categories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categories. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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