subcategorizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of subcategorize
as in types

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcategorizes
  1. types
  2. classes
  3. groups
  4. categorizes
  5. classifies
  6. grades
  7. ranks
  8. sorts
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  • Stores generally use their own forms, and you may be asked questions while an employee types your answers.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • And there is the other bio—the one ChatGPT writes when a prospect, a reporter, a board director or an acquirer types the name into the prompt box.
    — Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 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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  • The Washington Trail Association (WTA) categorizes the Enchantments as a difficult hike.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • It is based on the three-month average that categorizes El Niño as weak, moderate, strong or very strong.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of categorizes
Verb
  • The New Zealand Department of Conservation classifies the karure as Threatened-Nationally Critical, and its existing habitat is nearly full.
    — Adam Pourahmadi, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies lions as vulnerable and says their numbers are declining.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of classifies
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  • Schlittler throws a curveball that grades out rather well, but he’s thrown it less than 10% of the time.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Hundreds of students, grades seven through 12, arrived on yellow school buses for the rally.
    — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of grades
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  • Swift extends her mark for the most top 10s on the tally to 34; Bad Bunny ranks second with 24.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Long accustomed to finishing second to Spirit at FLL, JetBlue now ranks first in number of passengers.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranks
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  • 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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