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Recent Examples of category Nicholas Luna, 139 pounds, Palm Beach Gardens sophomore: Placed third at Class 3A state championship in Olympic category (465 total); finished second at regional competition in Olympic; district champion in Olympic. Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2025 Balvin has a broad knowledge to draw from and still has a singular point of view he’s brought to the category. James Manso, Footwear News, 9 June 2025 Between 2019 and 2024, nonalcoholic beer volume in the U.S. grew 175%, propelling the country's ranking from the category's sixth-largest market to third-largest. Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 8 June 2025 In response to the growing demand, FlexJobs has released its new 2025 Digital Nomad Guide, which outlines the 10 top companies, 10 best career categories and 10 most in-demand job titles for work-from-anywhere jobs. Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for category
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kind
Noun
  • Weapons of any kind, including those legally permitted, should not be brought to events.
    Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 June 2025
  • The move marks the first time a major Hollywood studio has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit of this kind.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 11 June 2025

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“Category.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/category. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

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