categorizing

present participle of categorize

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Recent Examples of categorizing Currently, basic Medicare, the public health insurer of many adults over 65, does not cover grab bars, categorizing them like nonslip flooring or bathtub seats as convenience items rather than medical necessities. Panashe Matemba-Mutasa, Mercury News, 13 July 2026 To streamline the private-public partnership and ensure the most rapid response to the biggest risks, Anthropic said the AI industry’s goal should be categorizing risks to ensure proper interventions both internally and from the government. Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026 Nearly four-fifths of respondents said that gas prices present some sort of strain, with 34% categorizing it as a major strain and 44% calling it a minor strain. Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026 The agency stopped categorizing the causes of death in March of last year. Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 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. 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorizing
Verb
  • In the most recent legislative session, Holscher introduced a bill to move marijuana from a Schedule I to Schedule III drug, classifying it among less addictive and harmful drugs.
    Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
  • The council concluded that there was insufficient evidence to support classifying obesity as a disease.
    Max Moser, STAT, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • No two suburbs are alike, but several cities in this ranking share some features in common, like proximity to water and higher education.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • So, that was a huge unlock for me in terms of just making the work sustainable, which is where the different series, like Botched, What’s in the Fridge, and the ranking content originated from.
    Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Verb
  • Without a stable, verifiable identity, distinguishing genuine business from noise will only become harder for consumers.
    Sammy Ahmed, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Within the past year or two, Microsoft made this chip distinction the distinguishing trait between consumer and business Surface models.
    Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • For even better results, try hydrozoning, which involves grouping plants by their water needs.
    Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2026
  • But researchers like me are tackling the problem by studying mixtures that reflect real-world exposures and grouping chemicals with similar biological effects.
    Brad Reisfeld, The Conversation, 6 July 2026

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“Categorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorizing. Accessed 18 Jul. 2026.

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