categorizes

present tense third-person singular of categorize

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Recent Examples of categorizes But that won't ease the fears of anyone who categorizes clowns as monsters. Marci Robin, Allure, 1 Oct. 2025 Wine Spectator assistant editor Julia Larson lauded the swanky spot for its unique approach to curation, whether that be the bar’s Wednesday night flights paired with music or its menu that categorizes styles by their taste and texture. Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025 The study’s list of killers categorizes Antioch High School shooter Solomon Sahmad Henderson as right-wing. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 22 Sep. 2025 Baseball Savant categorizes balls in play at 95 mph or faster as hard hit. Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025 Another uses expense software that scans receipts and categorizes them automatically. Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025 In his response to the grand jury’s report, Sheriff Jim Cooper said neither of these systems specifically tracks, categorizes or follows the status of cases referred by Adult Protective Services. Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2025 This software layer brings the company's Essential Space, monochromatic icon packs, and a Smart App Drawer (in beta), which automatically categorizes apps in a way similar to iOS. PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2025 This dimension represents how narrowly or broadly a person categorizes or groups similar objects and ideas. Mark Travers, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorizes
Verb
  • Sabato's Crystal Ball also classifies the race as leaning toward Republicans.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Forbes classifies Ellison–who bought nearly all of the Hawaiian island Lanai for $300 million in 2012–as a California resident based on his voter registration.
    Ella Malmgren, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • His visionary approach to AI and computing has positioned Nvidia at the forefront of the AI boom, catapulting him up the billionaire ranks and establishing him as one of the most influential figures in technology today.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Tennessee ranks 38th in the nation for average teacher pay, according to a report by the National Education Association.
    Rachel Wegner, Nashville Tennessean, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What distinguishes us is our meticulous work regarding every segment of the industry.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The technology identifies flight paths, distinguishes between real warheads and decoys, and provides information to guide interception systems.
    Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By stopping in 1957, the retelling falsely relegates educational inequality to the past.
    Time, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • But that’s not true of the Echo Show, which smartly relegates the screen to secondary importance.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2024

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“Categorizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorizes. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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