as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorize
This was a friendly with what can be charitably categorized as a C team.
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Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 11 June 2025
To categorize hair alongside body parts like skulls and skin is intentional: hair was, indeed, conceptualized as a body part in the nineteenth century.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
The film — which premiered last year at SXSW and also played at the Overlook Film Festival — is a tough movie to categorize without doling out spoilers.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 8 June 2025
Far too hard to categorize in terms of cause and effect.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 11 June 2025
To categorize hair alongside body parts like skulls and skin is intentional: hair was, indeed, conceptualized as a body part in the nineteenth century.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
The film — which premiered last year at SXSW and also played at the Overlook Film Festival — is a tough movie to categorize without doling out spoilers.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 8 June 2025
Far too hard to categorize in terms of cause and effect.
—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorize
Verb
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This component classifies requests and forwards to the WAF just the ones needing inspection, such as dynamic content requests, and offloads the WAF by caching responses.—
Alexander Krizhanovsky,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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The shooting now classified as a-homicide was the third killing reported during a violent weekend in Kansas City, as temperatures soared above 90 degrees across the region.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
22 June 2025
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The Stallions finished 18-3 and ranked No. 2 in the nation after their 6-5 loss to rival Lake Highland Prep.—
Gary Curreri,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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The band likely would have dominated this kind of ranking during its heyday had this specific Billboard tally existed decades ago.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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But protesters said President Trump’s decision is symbolic of America’s role in Israel’s broader retaliatory military campaign, one that’s killed more than 55,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Lila Hempel-Edgers,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2025
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Savvy operators are beginning to distinguish between short-term curiosity spend and deeper, more sustainable value.—
Vlad Panin,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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Southampton were relegated from the Premier League in April with seven games remaining.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The other half, the humanistic component that transforms good organizations into great ones and sustainable success into legacy, has been relegated to the background, often dismissed as too soft, too unmeasurable, or too idealistic for serious business consideration.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorize. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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