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Recent Examples of categorization
Andrew is part philosopher, part fighter — a man who defies easy categorization, bridging worlds that rarely meet.
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Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
However, experts told McClatchy News that politically motivated attacks often defy neat categorization.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
His initial categorization of Taínos was to have profound consequences for the success of Spanish colonization.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Experts suggest that recent high-profile incidents of political violence often defy simple left-versus-right categorization.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The skull’s age and categorization as an early Denisovan ancestor would mean the group originated much earlier than thought.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Regardless, their versatility defies categorization.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 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
Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
However, experts told McClatchy News that politically motivated attacks often defy neat categorization.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
His initial categorization of Taínos was to have profound consequences for the success of Spanish colonization.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
Experts suggest that recent high-profile incidents of political violence often defy simple left-versus-right categorization.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 1 Oct. 2025
The skull’s age and categorization as an early Denisovan ancestor would mean the group originated much earlier than thought.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
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.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025
Regardless, their versatility defies categorization.
—Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorization
Noun
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However, the classification does not necessarily mean that the shooter will be criminally charged, Sparks said.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The new trade deal has tariffs on China shoe imports in the range of 20 percent to 27 percent, depending on classification and not including existing duties.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Cottonian library had an unusual cataloguing system.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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Hours are often lost cataloguing dailies, restoring archival shots, or verifying rights before an idea can move forward.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
2 Oct. 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
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And given the technical complexity and cost of building a browser from scratch, most AI companies are unlikely to develop their own back-end web indexing.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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Her courtroom preferences, published on the District of South Carolina’s website, demonstrate her focus on documentation and procedure, including requirements for courtesy copies, email submission of pretrial briefs, and indexing of exhibits.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Categorization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorization. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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