as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorize
In a public docket, the NTSB categorized the event as a turbulence encounter and said the investigation is ongoing, according to documents reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
There’s been little new science on the 19 peptides since the FDA’s 2023 decision to categorize them as unsafe.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2026
Bogen says the pattern is familiar from older Internet platforms, where small behavioral cues became signals that shaped what users saw and how they were categorized.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
Many credit cards categorize purchases automatically, so the number is easy to find.
—Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
There’s been little new science on the 19 peptides since the FDA’s 2023 decision to categorize them as unsafe.
—Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 3 Apr. 2026
Bogen says the pattern is familiar from older Internet platforms, where small behavioral cues became signals that shaped what users saw and how they were categorized.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2026
Many credit cards categorize purchases automatically, so the number is easy to find.
—Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Named in honor of NASA astronaut John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth, New Glenn is a powerful two-stage rocket manufactured by Blue Origin classified as a heavy-lift launch vehicle.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2026
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The NightFlight Expedition and Mission Bermuda attractions are not classified as roller coasters by Roller Coaster Database.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Apr. 2026
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He was nationally ranked, twice the national collegiate champion.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Here are three stocks favored by some of Wall Street's top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
19 Apr. 2026
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In discussions of people like Michael Jackson, some defenders insist on distinguishing between the artist and the art, but a bio-pic is necessarily about both.—
Kelefa Sanneh,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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John Rubin, the Albert Coates distinguished professor of public law and government at the University of North Carolina School of Government, declined to talk about Brown’s case or any other case specifically.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Apr. 2026
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorize. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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