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Recent Examples of categorical No ‘categorical right’ The Supreme Court ruled in 2023 that the PBA stretched Marsy’s Law too far. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025 This is a logical fallacy—specifically, a misinterpretation of categorical logic. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025 That decision bore rotten fruit when the Oscars similarly used Gascon to break its own categorical norms. Armond White, National Review, 5 Mar. 2025 The first executive order calls for considering new categorical exclusions under the National Environmental Policy Act, potentially allowing more logging projects to bypass thorough environmental reviews. Angrej Singh, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for categorical
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Adjective
  • The Fillers have gone before town officials this past spring to present a concept plan to the Cedar Lake Planning Commission, which included restoring the chapel to be in use, but no definite decisions have been made.
    Anna Ortiz, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
  • More Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images While there are definite reasons for Indiana fans to be nervous, Haliburton is motivated to make sure the Pacers do not drop Game 6 at home.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • Only three teams — the Athletics, Orioles and Blue Jays have allowed more than the Dodgers’ 83 total dingers.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • MongoDB said revenues for Atlas during the quarter grew 26% from a year ago and accounted for 72% of total revenues.
    Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Strategies For Leaders If deployed wisely, AI could lead to a profound advancement in how public agencies operate and serve their citizens equitably, effectively and sustainably.
    Darshan Tiwari, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
  • Thanks in part to Washington’s inattention on Biden’s watch, Kim embarked on a profound strategic reorientation toward Russia.
    John Delury, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • White is easy, simple, and many times, the best choice for a clean slate.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 5 June 2025
  • Ahead of the most important game of the year, Luke Esquivel said the key to a strong performance will be simple.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • That means conducting a thorough review of your business finances, including cash inflows and outflows.
    Wayne Anderman, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.
    Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • Ait-Nouri is far from a complete Premier League footballer.
    Steve Madeley, New York Times, 6 June 2025
  • The complete ban applies to foreign nationals from Afghanistan, Burma (Myanmar), Chad, the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • So while Oyun-Erdene’s demise was likely rooted in factional bickering rather than a nefarious power grab, the debacle contains a stark warning that Mongolia’s political class needs to start pulling in the same direction for cherished freedoms to be secured.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 13 June 2025
  • That’s a stark contrast from what started unfolding last week, when Trump’s administration sent ICE agents to Los Angeles and federalized the state’s National Guard without request by the state’s governor, which last happened in the United States in the 1960s.
    Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • The sheer emotional momentum of being part of something—a sea of people unified by purpose—dissipates into the static of daily life.
    Adam Met, Time, 3 June 2025
  • Johnson paired the look with sheer black tights, giving the ensemble a unified tonal element overall.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 3 June 2025

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“Categorical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorical. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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