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schematize

verb

Definition of schematize

as in to classify

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Recent Examples of schematize While so many of his contemporaries seem content to schematize Big Ideas by populating narrow, transparent stage worlds with one-dimensional characters, Harris trades in compelling, aggravating ambiguity. — Justin Hayford, Chicago Reader, 13 Mar. 2018

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Two decomposed bodies have been found within five days at a park in western North Carolina, and both cases are classified as murders, according to investigators.

— Mark Price July 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 July 2026
Both are classified as Medium-Altitude Long-Endurance (MALE) unmanned aircraft, yet they were designed for very different missions.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

Definition of classify

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The report places CFOs on a maturity ladder, from ‘Risk Mitigator’ to ‘Transformation Enabler’, although the GFA and BCG did not categorize the 30 surveyed and interviewed CFOs.

— Brooke Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
As the commercial loads in the English- and Spanish-language broadcasts were not identical, Nielsen does not categorize the two feeds as uniform simulcasts.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of categorize

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Yet, as with Lebanon, Middle East watchers were bowled over to discover that the MOU codified Iran’s claim to a say in administering passage through the strait.

— Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Lawmakers this session introduced a series of bills that would overhaul child custody and family court — including changes that would codify equal custody arrangements as the default.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 July 2026

Definition of codify

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The textbook catalogs the ways prosecutors can abuse their powers.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
After six years of dedicating ourselves to sleep—testing, reviewing, and cataloging our favorite picks for the annual Sleep Week—our shopping editors know a thing or two about curating a bedroom vibe.

— Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026

Definition of catalog

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This filing would add compliance burdens even if no tax was ultimately due, given the high lifetime exemption (approximately $15 million per individual, as indexed for inflation in 2026).

— Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
The Social Security Administration calculates your retirement benefits by reviewing your lifetime earnings and indexing your highest 35 years of earnings to wage growth to produce an Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME).

— Brian Sloan, CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of index

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The category analyzed the state’s business environment, employment and growth.

— Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado July 29, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026
In total, the government now owes the equivalent of $113,000 per person, according to USAFacts, a nonprofit civic initiative cofounded by former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer which aggregates and analyzes government data.

— Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of analyze

Verb

The other side of the coin here is those who only want to question the integrity of the country, or only want to enumerate its deals with the devil, that’s not healthy either.

— Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2026
Though deferred action dates back at least to President Richard Nixon, Meissner issued a memo in 2000 enumerating 13 factors that immigration agents should consider before deporting someone.

— Lauren Villagran, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

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