categorized

past tense of categorize

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Recent Examples of categorized Today, there are over 30 varieties of guava grown in tropical climates throughout the world, mostly categorized into white or red guava types. Su-Jit Lin, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 July 2026 A number of mid-20th-century musicians, such as Diddley, are sometimes categorized as blues and rock or R&B artists because their recordings bridged several styles. René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026 Only seven were categorized as low- or moderate-severity, one of which hackers were actively exploiting, according to Dustin Childs, leader of the Zero Day Initiative bug bounty program, which is part of cybersecurity company TrendAI. Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 29 July 2026 The union reviewed film of the incident which is being categorized as an unfortunate injury. Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026 Each report was reviewed and categorized by the type of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026 All of the counts are categorized as dangerous crimes against children. Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026 Once you are categorized as someone who responds to sweepstakes, your information may become more valuable to companies promoting similar offers. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026 Although this book was longlisted for the National Book Award for Poetry, it could easily have been categorized as biography. Boris Kachka, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorized
Verb
  • Approximately 35% of the state, including coastal regions, remains free of drought or abnormal dryness, and no areas of California are currently classified as being in extreme or exceptional drought.
    Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • Most of the filings in the case are classified, with only a brief summary of the matter being made public.
    Elise Spenner, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • That ranked fifth among the 63 college FBS receivers who were targeted at least 25 times on man-to-man routes — more than first-round picks Jordyn Tyson and Makai Lemon.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Platform comparability ranked second at 30%, followed by tooling and execution at 27%.
    Zoe Soon, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • There was an unprecedented growth in Banijay’s live event business, which is grouped with Banijay Entertainment, where revenues soar almost 50% thanks to both the Winter Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup.
    Alex Ritman, Variety, 29 July 2026
  • Based on whether these proteins are present, metastatic breast cancer is generally grouped into a few main categories, such as hormone receptor–positive, HER2-positive, or triple-negative.
    Nicole Pajer, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

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“Categorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorized. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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