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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
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Queens then decided to move up into the top classification of college sports in 2022, and this is the school’s fourth year of DI eligibility.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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The federal agency said three people were killed and 12 others were injured in the Branch County twister, which had a wind speed of at least 165 mph — just 1 mph shy of an EF-4 classification on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
7 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
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This is the cataloging and objectification of women's most private details.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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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
Noun
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Raise the minimum wage rate to at least $15/hour and tie this raise to yearly adjustments based upon inflation indexing.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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From a consumer point of view, Asian shoppers are over-indexing with indie brands; Black and Hispanic shoppers engage with them at a relatively similar rate, and white shoppers drive the lowest share of sales in the category.—
Noor Lobad,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Categorization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorization. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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