as in classifying
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorizing
Like Perec’s, Latronico’s novel is interested in categorizing a consumerist milieu.
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Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Auto-categorizing lines in Reminders lists Since iOS 17, Reminders has been able to automatically sort items in grocery lists into distinct categories, like Produce and Proteins.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Start by categorizing expenses based on their level of importance.
—Joe Camberato, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
For today’s boys, living in a society that prioritizes categorizing everything into a gender binary only emphasizes pressure on boys to not be perceived as feminine in any way.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
One was based on hard-coding logical rules for categorizing inputs into symbols and then for manipulating those symbols to arrive at outputs.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Most importantly, this isn’t the end of the story, but rather our first steps into categorizing, identifying, and studying objects of interstellar origin that pass through our Solar System.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
The Accounting Agent tidies up the books by automatically categorizing transactions and assisting with reconciliations.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
The standards for categorizing a situation as famine are exceedingly high and hard to document in the best of conditions.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Auto-categorizing lines in Reminders lists Since iOS 17, Reminders has been able to automatically sort items in grocery lists into distinct categories, like Produce and Proteins.
—ArsTechnica, 25 Sep. 2025
Start by categorizing expenses based on their level of importance.
—Joe Camberato, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
For today’s boys, living in a society that prioritizes categorizing everything into a gender binary only emphasizes pressure on boys to not be perceived as feminine in any way.
—Ashleigh N. Deluca, Parents, 16 Sep. 2025
One was based on hard-coding logical rules for categorizing inputs into symbols and then for manipulating those symbols to arrive at outputs.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Most importantly, this isn’t the end of the story, but rather our first steps into categorizing, identifying, and studying objects of interstellar origin that pass through our Solar System.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 26 Aug. 2025
The Accounting Agent tidies up the books by automatically categorizing transactions and assisting with reconciliations.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2025
The standards for categorizing a situation as famine are exceedingly high and hard to document in the best of conditions.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorizing
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Related Stories In a nutsell, the test arranged by the cutter’s union documented that AI tools are great for organizing, classifying and summarizing.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
16 Oct. 2025
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Cal Fire updated Saratoga’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone map in June, classifying some southwestern portions of the city as moderate or high fire hazard zones.—
Nollyanne Delacruz,
Mercury News,
14 Oct. 2025
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Last season, the Horned Frogs were one of the worst shooting teams from behind the arc, ranking 340th in the nation at 30 percent (195-for-650).—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Oct. 2025
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Despite its relatively high cost of living, Orlando remains a hot spot for retirees, ranking as the ninth-most affordable city for homemaker services and the 20th for adult day health care.—
Katie Nadworny,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
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As America’s capital of both wine production and pleasant weather, California has any number of towns that capture this experience, each with distinguishing characteristics that suit different types of travelers.—
Justin Goldman,
AFAR Media,
24 Oct. 2025
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But in a market where definitional confusion obscures risk and competitive tensions drive narratives, distinguishing signal from noise is increasingly critical and difficult.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.—
Catherine Hong,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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Most of all, though, the receivers are often simply around each other, which is not always common for a position grouping in the NFL.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Categorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorizing. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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