subcategorize

Definition of subcategorizenext

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcategorize
Verb
  • Galvanizing these new efforts is the rise of machine learning techniques categorized as artificial intelligence.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Keep reading to see these picks and plenty more categorized by price, and start shopping now to help create the most magical prom experience possible.
    Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The embassy reopening plans are classified and the State Department declined to comment on details beyond confirming that the congressional notification was sent.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
  • According to Chase, that includes grocery stores, specialty food stores or delivery service merchants that classify as grocery store merchants.
    Ryley Amond, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • For a film such a this to arrive in a FIFA World Cup year is a stark reminder of the entwinement between soccer and corruption, and De Pauw’s performance as Mayor Dumont — a man inclined to compartmentalize and pass the buck — is wonderfully pathetic.
    Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Also, this team had been good all season at compartmentalizing and being unmoved by things outside their control.
    Dianna Russini, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In creating the following list of books to be classed under the heading of essential Afghan reading, my aim was to highlight books that focus on the human.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The indecent nature of the content — classed as the most serious level of imagery — carried a 12-month sentence, reduced by a quarter in light of Coote’s eventual guilty plea.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • In an age when police detectives took advantage of a clerical staff to type their cases and warrants, Sanders chose to keep a 22-pound, 1950s model Royal manual typewriter on his desk, preferring to type his cases and warrants himself.
    Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
  • After getting two appointments right (Steve Cooper and Nuno Espirito Santo), Marinakis has reverted to type, with impulsive and erratic decision-making having undermined Forest’s campaign from the start.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The legislation codifies an executive order Reynolds issued last year.
    Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Since then, legislation has been drafted several times to codify the requirement in state law, but the idea has yet to win the approval of state lawmakers.
    Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Basement moisture can come from multiple sources, and inspectors often look closely at common entry points like grading, gutters, and down spouts that direct water toward the foundation.
    Allison Palmer Updated February 19, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The city waived $940,000 in fees for the project, covering reviews for the design, civil and building plans; a CEQA consultant review; zoning check fees; a grading permit; and city attorney’s fees to draft the development agreement.
    Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The lone guide to survive from the company that organized the trip used the iPhone SOS feature to text with the Nevada County Sheriff's Office, which deployed skilled rescue crews to their location.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Concerned by deadly encounters between protesters and federal officers in Minnesota, the church coalition has also organized training sessions on safety and nonviolence, including de-escalation tactics.
    Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Subcategorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcategorize. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.

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