Thesaurus results for CATEGORIES

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plural of category

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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 Rooms There are 187 airy, loft-style, soundproofed suites spread across 10 categories, from the entry-level premium room to the sprawling gran suites. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026 The Bayou State was ranked last for crime and corrections and scored low in the economy and natural environment categories. — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado july 29, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 Beginning in 2027, the Folk Album honor will become Contemporary Folk Album, creating two folk album categories. — Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026 Mason stressed that submitting music in Asian Pop does not exclude an artist from also being considered in the more coveted general categories such as Record of the Year, Album of the Year, and Song of the Year. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026 RealTime Reservation has spent years building reservation capabilities across several categories. — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026 The short statement implies that the group is not happy with the award show’s decison to divide music categories regionally. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 29 July 2026 What those categories fail to capture, however, is what’s driving them in the first place. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 29 July 2026 All other categories of spending declined, largely due to mobile and console content segments. — Matt Minton, Variety, 22 July 2026

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Those types of branches offer financial literacy programs and resources to residents.

— Chase Jordan July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Franchise types range from most any kind of niche food service to auto dealerships, upcycled clothing, hotels, private mail facilities, disaster remediation and preventative healthcare, to name a few.

— Angelo Chavez, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026