as in type
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 category
This category has the smallest number of entries (48) of any of the 90 categories on this year’s Grammy entry list.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
Give every flatware category its own home with a drawer organizer.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Enquirer journalists were honored in 18 categories in the Press Club of Cleveland's All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards, announced in June.
—Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025
The sale runs October 7 and 8, and there are thousands of deals across all categories.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 7 Oct. 2025
Give every flatware category its own home with a drawer organizer.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
Enquirer journalists were honored in 18 categories in the Press Club of Cleveland's All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards, announced in June.
—Jackie Borchardt, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Oct. 2025
The sale runs October 7 and 8, and there are thousands of deals across all categories.
—Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for category
kind
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But from a young age, Keaton seemed to understand that actual beauty, the timeless kind, required a degree of depth, even darkness.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
12 Oct. 2025
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The novel application of the existing test is described in preliminary, first-of-its-kind research to be presented Tuesday at the 38th ECNP (European College of Neuropsychopharmacology) Congress in Amsterdam.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Category.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/category. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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