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Recent Examples of categorization
Conversely, the categorization system behind the Cato Institute’s study disregards the complexities of some cases that have multiple motivations to consider, including an adherence to incel ideology.
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Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Regardless, their versatility defies categorization.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
More research is needed to understand the full scope and flexibility of dogs’ language categorization abilities, as well as a larger sample size and with dogs not categorized as GWLs.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
In humans, babies rely on words for early perceptual categorization, but preferentially using an object's function over perceptual similarity to classify things doesn't emerge until the toddler or preschool stage.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Experts urged caution in interpreting the engravings, citing a long history of shooters using misleading or ironic messages, often mixing politics and internet culture in ways that defy easy categorization.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Pascoal’s music happily defied categorization.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
And congrats to Gold House for defying categorization.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Nguyen’s vivid textile sculptures defy generic categorization, marrying traditional painting and fiber art through innovative and original technique.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Regardless, their versatility defies categorization.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Sep. 2025
More research is needed to understand the full scope and flexibility of dogs’ language categorization abilities, as well as a larger sample size and with dogs not categorized as GWLs.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 18 Sep. 2025
In humans, babies rely on words for early perceptual categorization, but preferentially using an object's function over perceptual similarity to classify things doesn't emerge until the toddler or preschool stage.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Experts urged caution in interpreting the engravings, citing a long history of shooters using misleading or ironic messages, often mixing politics and internet culture in ways that defy easy categorization.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
Pascoal’s music happily defied categorization.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
And congrats to Gold House for defying categorization.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Nguyen’s vivid textile sculptures defy generic categorization, marrying traditional painting and fiber art through innovative and original technique.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorization
Noun
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Despite the Category 5 classification, there are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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The remarks were interpreted by many on the right as an incorrect classification of Robinson’s beliefs and a direct or indirect placement of blame for Kirk’s murder on extreme-right politics.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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For collectibles, clients will be able to get advice on managing, maintaining or selling their collections, from cataloging and restoration, to selling or buying in the primary or secondary markets.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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In the late eighteen-nineties, when the New Croton Aqueduct was just beginning to pipe water into the Bronx from Westchester, James Reuel Smith, a wealthy classicist with a passion for cataloguing, used a bicycle to survey the springs and wells of Manhattan and the Bronx.—
Robert Sullivan,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Such codification is also a key driver of value for buyers looking to acquire attractive companies.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With the stock market increasingly driven by passive investing and indexing, and dominated by a handful of mega-tech stocks, investors seeking diversification will need to start turning to the rapidly expanding private markets, Rowan told CNBC.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
2 Sep. 2025
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By applying semantic search and intelligent data indexing, AI models can organize and unify financial data across platforms.—
Maulikkumar Pandya,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Categorization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorization. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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