as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorizing
Witter is Desert Vintage’s longest-serving employee, save for its current owners, Roberto Cowan and Salima Boufelfel, and is in charge of categorizing and dating the rare and glorious treasures that come through the shop’s doors.
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Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
The reforms also open up the possibility of categorizing gangs and drug cartels as terrorist groups.
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CBS News,
3 June 2026
Traditional budgeting apps often require a lot more manual input on your part, such as entering your income and categorizing your expenses.
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Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Yet that’s exactly what the DOJ has done by categorizing applicants and their test scores solely by race.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
By not categorizing the ISS as a monetizable enterprise, an immense amount of enterprise value remains latent and inaccessible to the broader market.
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Tejpaul Bhatia,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
Despite the proximity, the space rock poses no danger, according to Richard Binzel, a professor of planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the inventor of the Torino Scale, a tool for categorizing potential collisions of space objects with Earth.
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Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
ChatGPT will then begin syncing and categorizing data, which may take a few minutes.
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Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2026
The analysis moves away from categorizing systems and toward understanding how decisions are actually made.
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Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2026
Max Berlinger,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
The reforms also open up the possibility of categorizing gangs and drug cartels as terrorist groups.
—
CBS News,
3 June 2026
Traditional budgeting apps often require a lot more manual input on your part, such as entering your income and categorizing your expenses.
—
Rebecca Safier,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Yet that’s exactly what the DOJ has done by categorizing applicants and their test scores solely by race.
—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
By not categorizing the ISS as a monetizable enterprise, an immense amount of enterprise value remains latent and inaccessible to the broader market.
—
Tejpaul Bhatia,
Fortune,
20 May 2026
Despite the proximity, the space rock poses no danger, according to Richard Binzel, a professor of planetary sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the inventor of the Torino Scale, a tool for categorizing potential collisions of space objects with Earth.
—
Jacopo Prisco,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
ChatGPT will then begin syncing and categorizing data, which may take a few minutes.
—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
16 May 2026
The analysis moves away from categorizing systems and toward understanding how decisions are actually made.
—
Alonzo Martinez,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorizing
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The team began sorting through possible origins for this high-energy neutrino particle by acting like cosmic forensic detectives, classifying the detection of the particle as a crime scene and hunting for potential clues that point toward a culprit.
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Researchers debuted an inventory for classifying apocalyptic belief, comprising anthropogenic causality, theogenic causality, imminence, personal control, and the question of whether the end is a good or bad thing.
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Some human rights experts have said that detaining such a high-ranking and high-profile doctor has left a chilling effect.
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The list considered 13 indicators and weights to measure global research performance and reputation, ranking the world's 2,250 top universities.
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One of the most distinguishing features of the new planes are the colors painted on its exterior.
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As EltaMD’s hero product, the UV Clear sunscreen has a seal of approval from Brooke Shields and the Kardashians, distinguishing itself from the crowd based on a few key attributes.
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Unlike standalone projects developed individually, Lightshift is grouping the installations into a larger portfolio.
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The Batch Zero framework aims to speed up the study process by grouping qualified projects of at least 75 MW into one study so ERCOT can assess demand, allocate grid capacity and identify transmission upgrades.
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“Categorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorizing. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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