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Recent Examples of categorization
The American playwright, director and author has spent years developing a body of work that refuses easy categorization, blending psychological tension, live experimental music, philosophy and raw urban storytelling into something that feels genuinely its own.
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Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
The variety of these designs show Radić to be an architect who defies categorization — and one who intentionally eschews a signature style.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Art history frequently uses lenses like decolonization to expand its scope, yet these perspectives often turn into restrictive systems of categorization.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
The three-way dynamic between the characters, Park suggests, defies easy categorization.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Keeping these streams organized requires careful attention to timing and categorization.
—Felysha Walker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
This book defies categorization.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The result were movies that felt all-encompassing while eluding easy categorization.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
Suddenly, categorization could work both laterally and linearly.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
The variety of these designs show Radić to be an architect who defies categorization — and one who intentionally eschews a signature style.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
Art history frequently uses lenses like decolonization to expand its scope, yet these perspectives often turn into restrictive systems of categorization.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
The three-way dynamic between the characters, Park suggests, defies easy categorization.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Keeping these streams organized requires careful attention to timing and categorization.
—Felysha Walker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
This book defies categorization.
—Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
The result were movies that felt all-encompassing while eluding easy categorization.
—Tim Grierson, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2026
Suddenly, categorization could work both laterally and linearly.
—Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorization
Noun
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Highlights its classification as a grand tourer, with supercar performance.—
Tony Leopardo,
Mercury News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Braketa shot 44% from 3-point range, with 103 long-range makes, leading Colorado’s biggest classifications.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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And the matter of the cataloguing itself launches Clemence’s personal crusade against that age-old difference of value applied to men’s and women’s stories.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Mar. 2026
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In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter – the same trade magazine that recently lamented a downturn in animal rentals – published an exposé cataloging incidents in which animals died, were injured or were put at grievous risk on sets.—
Cynthia Chris,
The Conversation,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The pillars of Hungarian-style family policy, which Vance repeatedly praised, are nowhere near codification in America.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
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At the same time, both agencies are clearly aware that statutory language from Congress is the only thing that can’t be easily undone, which is also why Chair Atkins has emphasized his support for the codification of a crypto market structure framework.—
Jason Brett,
Forbes.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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During this time, teams check for indexing or crawl anomalies, examine sudden traffic shifts by landing page, and review performance across query groups.—
Jason Phillips,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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Elena Patel, co-director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, said another argument against indexing capital gains is that while assets would be adjusted for inflation, liabilities and debt would not be.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Categorization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorization. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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