categorized

past tense of categorize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of categorized 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 Canada has nearly 900 wildfires burning, with over 200 categorized as out of control. Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 17 July 2026 Police categorized what happened to Andrews as a simple assault. Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026 An additional 343 people, who are tracked and categorized separately, contracted it while traveling abroad. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 10 July 2026 Countrywide, wine, beer, spirits and other newer forms of alcohol are categorized according to beverage type and are taxed often regardless of actual alcohol content or other states’ policies. Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorized
Verb
  • Grammy rules permit an individual recording to compete in one specialized genre field, even when the album connected to that artist is classified elsewhere.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • In using the hydration breaks as an opportunity to air a few minutes of extra commercials per half, Fox’s World Cup coverage has been classified as an entirely separate entity from Telemundo’s traditional ad-free presentation.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • Though Miami has four players who ranked in the top 38 in three-point percentage last season, the perception has been that the Heat is one shooter short.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • The Chiefs ranked second in pass-block win rate last year, per ESPN’s Analytics tracking.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Brady was grouped with Novak Djokovic and eventual overall winner Justin Bieber (both of whom hit multiple shots from the three-point line).
    David Betancourt, New York Times, 20 July 2026
  • Among the diverse international literatures grouped together under that heading, there are dozens of writers who reinvented literature to cope with ruptures of their own.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

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“Categorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorized. Accessed 27 Jul. 2026.

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