as in classifies
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorizes
Atlantic hurricanes are ranked on a scale of 1 to 5 that categorizes them by their capacity to cause damage.
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Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Closer To Truth, and creator/curator of the Landscape of Consciousness website, which catalogues and categorizes theories of consciousness.
—Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
Naylor categorizes about 30% of shark species as endangered, largely due to overfishing.
—Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
That ranking becomes tricky because the USCIS data categorizes approval statistics by the employer’s location, not an employee’s, according to the agency.
—William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Utah is facing the worst drought conditions among western states, with more than 94% of the state experiencing what the USDM categorizes as a Moderate Drought and more than 40% of the state experiencing Severe Drought.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Managers are asked to describe their leadership style in just three words, similar to how Netflix categorizes shows.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The Secretary of State’s Office categorizes spending on lobbying by industry.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Crystal Robbins, a program manager with San Diego Fire-Rescue who works with high users of emergency services, said the system sometimes struggles to handle cases like Ed’s where there is a relentless impact on family members, but for infractions that the penal code categorizes as minor.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
Closer To Truth, and creator/curator of the Landscape of Consciousness website, which catalogues and categorizes theories of consciousness.
—Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
Naylor categorizes about 30% of shark species as endangered, largely due to overfishing.
—Meg Tanaka, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2026
That ranking becomes tricky because the USCIS data categorizes approval statistics by the employer’s location, not an employee’s, according to the agency.
—William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Utah is facing the worst drought conditions among western states, with more than 94% of the state experiencing what the USDM categorizes as a Moderate Drought and more than 40% of the state experiencing Severe Drought.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 5 Feb. 2026
Managers are asked to describe their leadership style in just three words, similar to how Netflix categorizes shows.
—Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The Secretary of State’s Office categorizes spending on lobbying by industry.
—Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 Dec. 2025
Crystal Robbins, a program manager with San Diego Fire-Rescue who works with high users of emergency services, said the system sometimes struggles to handle cases like Ed’s where there is a relentless impact on family members, but for infractions that the penal code categorizes as minor.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorizes
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The agency classifies it as a superfund site, meaning the area may be contaminated with hazardous materials.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Though the city's online neighborhood map technically classifies the site as part of downtown, Long's identifies as a Haughville institution that has served doughnuts to west siders for four generations, serving up to 1,000 customers each day out of its pale-yellow sided building.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
1 Apr. 2026
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Predator ranks growing California is struggling to manage the behavior of other predators whose ranks are growing thanks to the state’s conservation programs and endangered species protections.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Fleet’s penalty kill, which ranks first in the PWHL at 88%, killed off all five Goldeneyes power plays, too.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Zhe said the study is the first to reveal the trends in artificial light use with a level of temporal detail that distinguishes individual events and regional trends.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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What distinguishes this franchise for talent?—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Robby relegates Langdon to triage for now — there’s less of a chance the two will run into each other that way.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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Learn how to try the trend and which anchor types the bar tool supports.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026
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Today, a Luddite is your grandparent who keeps looking at the screen rather than the camera when on Zoom, the Boomer who types in all-capital letters, the grouchy man who refuses to get a smart phone, the professor spewing invective against Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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