as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorize
Regulators now categorize the south Biscayne Bay coast as having a one-in-four chance of flooding from a storm surge within 30 years.
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Denise Hruby
updated July 13, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
Three of Russia's eight orbital launches this year have carried payloads that could be categorized as potential anti-satellite weapons, or at least prototypes testing novel technologies that could lead to one.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
This can be used to build email databases and broadly categorize emails according to keywords.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Officials say the tragedy has spotlighted confusion surrounding how disasters are categorized and managed, particularly around terms like response, rescue and recovery.
—ABC News, 7 July 2025
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Denise Hruby
updated July 13, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025
Three of Russia's eight orbital launches this year have carried payloads that could be categorized as potential anti-satellite weapons, or at least prototypes testing novel technologies that could lead to one.
—Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
This can be used to build email databases and broadly categorize emails according to keywords.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Officials say the tragedy has spotlighted confusion surrounding how disasters are categorized and managed, particularly around terms like response, rescue and recovery.
—ABC News, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorize
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The information, classified as secret, pertained to military targets and Russian military capabilities, according to the plea agreement.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 July 2025
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While their exact design and capabilities are classified, Keyhole satellites are believed to provide the sharpest images of any spy satellite in orbit.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
11 July 2025
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Oklahoma’s defense ranked 29th in points allowed (21.5 ppg) nationally last season and sixth in the SEC for average yards against (318.2).—
Matt Byrne,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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Only the 2021 Atlanta Braves ranked worse than 20th in strikeout rate during the regular season.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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The returning echoes are instantly analyzed by onboard AI to distinguish between debris, rocks, and soft tissue which would likely indicate a human body.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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Goleman’s work popularized the idea that a high EQ could distinguish great leaders from merely smart ones.—
Ted Ladd,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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The drive to save lives cannot be relegated to historical oddity.—
David Miliband,
Time,
21 July 2025
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Hamilton, mostly relegated to low-leverage situations after some early-season struggles, had the Yankees down, 2-0, before recording an out, as Matt Olson and Ronald Acuña Jr. followed Jurickson Profar’s leadoff single with RBI doubles.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 July 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorize. Accessed 1 Aug. 2025.
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