subcategorizing

verb

present participle of subcategorize
as in grouping

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  1. grouping
  2. typing
  3. categorizing
  4. classifying
  5. distributing
  6. organizing
  7. drawing up
  8. filing
Verb
  • Drying towels on their own rather than grouping them with other laundry items eliminates this issue.
    — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 16 Oct. 2026
  • In 2023, Canali debuted Care, an umbrella program grouping all the brand’s eco- and responsibility-minded initiatives.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of grouping
Verb
  • In almost every constellation of friends, at least a few were swiping and typing despite a state policy requiring devices be switched off and stored in lockers during school hours.
    — Oscar Schwartz, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026
  • In the decades since touchscreen keyboards became universal, plenty still mourn the sublime experience of typing on clacky BlackBerrys.
    — Martin Cizmar, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of typing
Verb
  • Drawing on her background in cultural anthropology, Cathy Orr, cofounder of The Uncluttered Life, says grouping similar items is a natural inclination and that humans make sense of their environment by categorizing it.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday rejected the idea that election monitors being deployed to polls during the midterm elections will be armed, categorizing the notion as fearmongering and false.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of categorizing
Verb
  • The prosecution argued that the victims — who all belonged to the church and had since left — delayed reporting the incidents or classifying them as rape due to fear of retaliation for violating a Scientology rule against going to the police.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Operators fed Maven intelligence classifying the elementary school as an Iranian military facility, and the system, in turn, marked it as one of the priority targets for day one of the war.
    — Kylie Jones, Vox, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of classifying
Verb
  • The defense ministry faces difficult choices in distributing the existing systems with so many installations vulnerable to attack.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Its multi-barrel design distributes firing cycles across six barrels, supporting sustained firing while distributing heat and mechanical stress.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of distributing
Verb
  • For the fourth event, however, No Kings sought to get more than 9 million people into the streets, and then directly to the polls, by organizing an early voting event on October 17.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The software assists operators in identifying objects that could represent mine threats and organizing the information needed to make operational decisions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of organizing
Verb
  • States are drawing up their own legislation to rein in the tech.
    — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Nobody is buying season tickets because Sean Sweeney is drawing up a new out-of-bounds play.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of drawing up
Verb
  • Even so, the administration quickly pivoted, filing a brief in a related case that also made claims that California’s voter rolls contained noncitizens who voted illegally.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Failing to notify your insurer about certain changes could also create complications when filing a claim, so take time to review your policy whenever your circumstances change.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of filing
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