categorized

past tense of categorize

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Recent Examples of categorized 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 The study also categorized unemployment claims by age and found that a significant portion of claims were from those aged 36 to 65, signaling that AI’s effect doesn’t only affect early-career jobs. Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026 An additional 45 people, who are tracked and categorized separately, contracted it while traveling abroad. Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 2 July 2026 Bulbing onions are categorized into three types based on daylight requirements. Jane Kim, The Spruce, 1 July 2026 The specific irony of something like an Hermès HAC being categorized as hyperfeminine is that the bag was created in the late 19th century as a carryall for horse riding equipment, much like the rest of the brand’s offerings at the time. Teddy Brown, CNN Money, 30 June 2026 The field lacks a unified definition, with systems categorized as renderers, simulators, or planners. Josipa Majic Predin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 While Etienne wouldn’t necessarily be categorized as an irreplaceable player, that’s still quite a load of production that went out the door, especially since Bhayshul Tuten and Chris Rodriguez are unproven by comparison. The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 30 June 2026 The drive to define the face as a data point, something to be grasped and controlled, underpins the bureaucracy of the modern nation-state, in which faces are surveyed, categorized, and stored in digital banks. Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorized
Verb
  • In turn, this will help guide conservation efforts for this species, which is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature—one step up from endangered.
    Douglas Main, Scientific American, 17 July 2026
  • Tax preparers are classified as financial institutions under federal law and are required to evaluate the security practices of their vendors and their environments.
    Jatin Narang, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Now, Manchester attracts more overseas investment than any British city outside London and is ranked among Europe’s top 15 cities for investment, according to EY and Invest Manchester, a regional agency.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • But a little more than a year later, the Argentine hot spot that was ranked on Latin America’s 50 Best restaurant list has abruptly closed.
    Connie Ogle July 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • The names are intermixed rather than grouped geographically, suggesting the indivisibility of Greater Hungary despite modern borders.
    Brett R. Chloupek, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
  • El Salvador has made this form of collective trials possible under a July 2023 reform of its criminal code, which allows for those detained under the state of emergency to be grouped according to their gangs or territories.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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“Categorized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorized. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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