as in classifies
to arrange or assign according to type
we shouldn't compartmentalize the students into such restrictive categories as scholar and athlete, which are not mutually exclusive
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Globally, the International Union for Conservation of Nature also classifies polar bears as vulnerable.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
20 Apr. 2026 -
The agency classifies it as a superfund site, meaning the area may be contaminated with hazardous materials.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Phillies fired Thomson as the team ranks last or in the bottom part of the league in several statistical categories, like run differential, ERA, batting average and OPS, largely with the same roster as the previous four seasons.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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While at Penn State, Trautwein, a former All-SEC performer for the Gators, recruited Miller out of Anna, Texas, as well as Hiller, who hails from Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and ranks as the nation’s top interior line prospect.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
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The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Robby relegates Langdon to triage for now — there’s less of a chance the two will run into each other that way.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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What distinguishes the material is its pronounced fluorescence.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Apr. 2026
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The release also distinguishes between an electric bikes, which have three classes, and an electric motorcycle, saying that the determination comes down to motor strength and speed.—
Mason Leib,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Learn how to try the trend and which anchor types the bar tool supports.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026
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Today, a Luddite is your grandparent who keeps looking at the screen rather than the camera when on Zoom, the Boomer who types in all-capital letters, the grouchy man who refuses to get a smart phone, the professor spewing invective against Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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To come up with its data, Turbli analyzed eddy dissipation rates, which categorizes turbulence scores into light, moderate, moderate/severe, severe, and extreme.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2026
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Atlantic hurricanes are ranked on a scale of 1 to 5 that categorizes them by their capacity to cause damage.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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But one thing that separates Monroe from his brothers?—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Apr. 2026
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This was the second showdown vote on the commission for Kelly, a longtime Miami-Dade business that wants to move its Doral headquarters to a larger campus on land that sits outside the county’s Urban Development Boundary (UDB), which separates suburban development from rural areas.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Compartmentalizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/compartmentalizes. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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