RECATEGORIZING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

recategorizing

verb

present participle of recategorize

as in reclassifying

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Models capable of finding vulnerabilities and identifying attack paths can dramatically reduce the time and expertise required for discovery.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Coral made up a significant share of the intake, and identifying it can be painstaking.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

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Sacramento was crawling Saturday as crowds packed Bugtopia, winding between tables and clustering around displays with the restless motion of a human-sized ant colony.

— Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Rockstar has a track record of clustering major beats around its parent company’s reporting dates, and a trailer ahead of that call would give the company’s brass something to point at as a symbol of unquestionable success.

— Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of clustering

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And the number moved enough that the Census Bureau took the unusual step of declaring the old and new figures incomparable, creating a new time series from December 4, 2025, and filing the earlier data under historical.

— Ajay Pundhir, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
That has meant skaters such as Valieva have been considered eligible briefly after filing the paperwork for neutral status, only to have that status revoked soon after.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026

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For many, recognizing the evils Hamas committed on October 7 obviated the need to understand them.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
The complaint states that an employee contacted police after spotting Quast inside the store and recognizing her as someone who had allegedly committed a similar theft days earlier, the outlet reported.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of recognizing

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Today, the yard is full, teeming with edible plants wrapped around a central open area covered in clumping grass that creates a wave-like texture.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026
This also removes excess starch, keeping the pasta from clumping together.

— Martha Stewart, Martha Stewart, 26 June 2026

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