as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
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Recent Examples of categorize
Drawer bins are fantastic for containing and categorizing loose supplies within drawers.
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Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2025
But in reality, gender is a vast spectrum that can feel almost impossible to categorize at times—and that’s okay.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 May 2025
The only North American restaurants (not counting Mexico, which is categorized as Latin America in 50 Best lists) in last year’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants list were New York’s Atomix (No. 6) and Healdsburg, California’s Singlethread (No. 46).
—Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Mormon Wives star Leavitt categorizes her attitude toward beauty as somewhere in the middle on the Utah scale.
—Anneke Knot, Glamour, 14 May 2025
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Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2025
But in reality, gender is a vast spectrum that can feel almost impossible to categorize at times—and that’s okay.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 15 May 2025
The only North American restaurants (not counting Mexico, which is categorized as Latin America in 50 Best lists) in last year’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants list were New York’s Atomix (No. 6) and Healdsburg, California’s Singlethread (No. 46).
—Andy Wang, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Mormon Wives star Leavitt categorizes her attitude toward beauty as somewhere in the middle on the Utah scale.
—Anneke Knot, Glamour, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorize
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Some would impose net neutrality requirements or classify ISPs as utilities, the filing said.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
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Birders and organizations such as the American Ornithological Society have always classified them as separate species.—
Elay Shech,
The Conversation,
30 May 2025
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They have been ranked as the second and third most destructive wildfires in California history, according to Cal Fire.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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According to African crime research, last year, South Africa was ranked the most dangerous country on the continent, with one of the world’s highest homicide rates.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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The headaches typically occur on the same side as the tumor or cyst and can be challenging for healthcare providers to distinguish from a true headache disorder.6 What Are the Symptoms of Chronic Migraine?—
Cathy Nelson,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2025
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Thus, Israel’s defense establishment formulated a war concept that distinguished between terrorists and the civilian population in Gaza and strived to cause significant damage to Hamas, even if not to destroy every last Hamas fighter.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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The subtle hum of intricate mechanics, the remarkably articulate gesture of a synthetic limb, the disquieting echo of human movement – humanoid robots are no longer relegated to the realm of fiction.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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By 2022, invasion rhetoric, which had previously been relegated to white nationalist circles, had become such a staple of Republican campaign ads that most of the public agreed an invasion of the U.S. via the southern border was underway.—
Molly Redden,
ProPublica,
23 May 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorize. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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