Thesaurus results for CATEGORIES

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plural of category

as in types

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 Stevenson has five catches for 44 yards, leading the Patriots in both categories. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026 The validator set now spans distinct institutional categories, each bringing a different kind of credibility to the network. — Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 The school said this reflects a market in which luxury brands continue to operate across more categories, services and experiences that require professionals to understand product culture, business knowledge and the contemporary consumer. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026 Many of the roles are themselves broken down under dozens of sub-categories. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026 The Florida Department of Health closed Bucky Dent after an inspection found 34 violations across 27 categories, just days after the city celebrated the facility’s reopening following more than a year of construction. — Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 Of the seven room categories, the premium four include a bathtub. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Below is the complete list of categories Focus Features intends to submit this season. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 According to WalletHub, Stockton was the nation’s worst city for retirees due to low marks in the activities and healthcare categories. — Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026

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While alcohol has been closely linked to several types of cancer, including mouth, throat, liver and breast cancer, its connections to other types of cancer like stomach and pancreatic cancer are still being investigated, researchers said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
The situation jeopardized the US government’s policy of ensuring two separate rocket types are available to launch national security payloads into orbit.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026

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But is a more illuminating idea missing from his account of American sophistication, one that perhaps most neatly distinguishes it from older European kinds?

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Bold graphic designs of all kinds, really, are a common American trademark.

— Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 2 Sep. 2026