as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorized
Drones categorized as Group 3 can weigh from 55 lbs to 1,350 lbs.
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Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The Western musical tradition is mostly sidelined in favor of kuduro, gqom, batida, and sounds too free of familiar musical idioms to be easily categorized.
—Will Lynch, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
It should have been categorized as a suspicious death and treated as such.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
Governments still may fly flags that are not categorized as religious, political or ideological.
—Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
Much of the northwest corner of the state was categorized as in exceptional drought — the most severe category used by the monitor.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
The Connecticut Invasive Plant Council maintains an official state list of which plants have been categorized as invasive since 2004.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
As the art landscape shifts, Berry says more textile art is being represented in public and commercial galleries, adding that Adams’ goal is for textile art to be fully recognized as fine art, without needing to be set apart or categorized differently.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
The National Weather Service categorized the tornado as an EF-1 with winds up to 105 miles per hour in Springtown and areas that surround it across Parker County.
—Samuel O’Neal 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The Western musical tradition is mostly sidelined in favor of kuduro, gqom, batida, and sounds too free of familiar musical idioms to be easily categorized.
—Will Lynch, Pitchfork, 11 May 2026
It should have been categorized as a suspicious death and treated as such.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2026
Governments still may fly flags that are not categorized as religious, political or ideological.
—Idaho Statesman, 7 May 2026
Much of the northwest corner of the state was categorized as in exceptional drought — the most severe category used by the monitor.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 30 Apr. 2026
The Connecticut Invasive Plant Council maintains an official state list of which plants have been categorized as invasive since 2004.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 29 Apr. 2026
As the art landscape shifts, Berry says more textile art is being represented in public and commercial galleries, adding that Adams’ goal is for textile art to be fully recognized as fine art, without needing to be set apart or categorized differently.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
The National Weather Service categorized the tornado as an EF-1 with winds up to 105 miles per hour in Springtown and areas that surround it across Parker County.
—Samuel O’Neal 27, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorized
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In national accounts, platforms are classified under the technology and consumer services sector, which comprised 16 per cent of the top-twenty companies by market capitalization in 2009.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 May 2026
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Although munitions inventories are classified, CSIS said sufficient public information exists in Pentagon budget materials to estimate production timelines.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
Verb
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In a survey of PE firms and their institutional investors this month by consulting firm Campbell Lutyens, investors ranked their appetite for LNG projects midway down a list of 20 energy subsectors, in between biogas and carbon capture.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
28 May 2026
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The website also ranked the best places to live in Kansas, with three Kansas City-area cities making the list.—
Zuri Primos
May 28,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2026
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Scientists have long grouped sharks together as a natural evolutionary unit, meaning every shark species shares a common ancestor that rays and skates do not.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Mauigoa, Tyson, Carnell Tate, Sonny Styles and Caleb Downs were grouped in the next tier.—
Dan Duggan,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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“Categorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorized. Accessed 30 May. 2026.
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