subcategorizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of subcategorize
as in types

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  1. types
  2. classes
  3. groups
  4. categorizes
  5. classifies
  6. grades
  7. ranks
  8. sorts
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  • Velin then types in the make and the color of the vehicle and prints the paper ticket on a portable printer.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 10 June 2026
  • Learn how to try the trend and which anchor types the bar tool supports.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of types
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  • Like the Wauwatosa location, the Mequon shop will be home to a classroom that can accommodate around 32 guests for entertainment, classes rentals and social gatherings, the business' owner, Orey Laev, told the Journal Sentinel in January.
    — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The district at the time intended to use it mostly for course predictions, which involves guessing which classes a student will enroll in based on their previous coursework.
    — EdSource, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Definition of classes
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  • Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of groups
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  • Jakarta, meanwhile, is hoping not to move — there’s a risk the index provider categorizes it as a Frontier Market from an Emerging Market.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 June 2026
  • To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions.
    — Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 9 June 2026
Definition of categorizes
Verb
  • If that tech notes signs of long-term wear, corrosion or a prior bad repair, the company classifies the claim as preexisting and denies it.
    — Sharon Wu, USA Today, 17 July 2026
  • Advocates seek to change how the public understands embryos and, ultimately, how the law classifies them.
    — Risa Cromer, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Definition of classifies
Verb
  • In addition to the zones, the board must decide which grades the new West High School will initially serve.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 July 2026
  • The Phillies entered the final 65 games with a bullpen that grades well in underlying measurements.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Definition of grades
Verb
  • Brayden Burries, Bucks While most of the vaunted crop of rookie guards from the NCAA ranks struggled, Burries was a glaring exception.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • Idaho routinely ranks among the safest states in the nation, with violent and property crimes rates far below national averages.
    — Sarah Linn July 22, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026
Definition of ranks
Verb
  • The Cat Fanciers' Association sorts cat coats into both color and pattern.
    — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • Your structure sorts the whole world into two boxes, oppressor and oppressed.
    — Joyce Kamanitz, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2026
Definition of sorts
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