categorizes

present tense third-person singular of categorize

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of categorizes The Washington Trail Association (WTA) categorizes the Enchantments as a difficult hike. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 It is based on the three-month average that categorizes El Niño as weak, moderate, strong or very strong. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 This framework categorizes decisions as simple, complicated, complex, and chaotic. — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Jakarta, meanwhile, is hoping not to move — there’s a risk the index provider categorizes it as a Frontier Market from an Emerging Market. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 June 2026 To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions. — Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 9 June 2026 Smith has also raised concerns about those complaints the commission never sees because internal affairs categorizes them as informal or frivolous. — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 In the state of Arkansas, lawmakers worked across the aisle on a bold bill that categorizes kids recruited into gangs and coerced into committing crimes as victims. — Ana Zamora, Time, 3 June 2026 Cook Political Report categorizes the governor's race as a toss-up with a slight Republican advantage. — Saige Miller, NPR, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorizes
Verb
  • The New Zealand Department of Conservation classifies the karure as Threatened-Nationally Critical, and its existing habitat is nearly full.
    — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies lions as vulnerable and says their numbers are declining.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Polling continues to show that housing affordability ranks among the most pressing concerns for Americans nationwide.
    — Matt Galka, Baltimore Sun, 28 Sep. 2026
  • The fifthquel also ranks among the top 10 theatrical film premieres on Disney+ worldwide to date, joining the other four Toy Story movies, all of which consistently rank among the top 20 movies on Disney+ each year.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Rather than simply detecting physical obstacles, the system distinguishes between different types of messes and household objects to optimize cleaning strategies.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Its glass construction also distinguishes it from many inexpensive plastic touchpads.
    — Sascha Brodsky, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • By naming the product of two mergers Skydance, David Ellison relegates two of Hollywood’s founding studios to a sub-brand stew and attempts to erase a bunch of controversial hires.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.
    — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Stores generally use their own forms, and you may be asked questions while an employee types your answers.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • And there is the other bio—the one ChatGPT writes when a prospect, a reporter, a board director or an acquirer types the name into the prompt box.
    — Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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“Categorizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorizes. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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