subcategorizing

present participle of subcategorize

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subcategorizing
Verb
  • South Africa is already an important global actor, as a member of the G-20 and an early member of the BRICS grouping alongside Brazil, Russia, India, and China.
    Amaka Anku, Foreign Affairs, 24 Oct. 2025
  • For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.
    Catherine Hong, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In the next few years, the study says workers will be talking to their phones or laptops, instead of typing, thanks to the explosion of AI.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Keep in mind, these are not randos typing away in their parents’ basements.
    Matt K. Lewis, Twin Cities, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The committee spent four months categorizing, typing, and then proofreading 750 handwritten recipes to create the manuscript.
    Adrian Miller, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Like Perec’s, Latronico’s novel is interested in categorizing a consumerist milieu.
    Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Related Stories In a nutsell, the test arranged by the cutter’s union documented that AI tools are great for organizing, classifying and summarizing.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Cal Fire updated Saratoga’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone map in June, classifying some southwestern portions of the city as moderate or high fire hazard zones.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lionsgate is distributing the movie domestically, while Universal handles the global launch.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2025
  • The Capital Area Food Bank has been distributing food to federal workers affected by the shutdown.
    The NPR Network, NPR, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The police department’s various districts are organizing fundraisers to send officers to National Police Week.
    David Clarey, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Something that makes any trip easier is organizing all my devices and their charging cables into one place.
    John Lonsdale, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The Red Sox understandably are drawing up contingency plans to replace the three-time All-Star who will turn 32 at the start of next season.
    Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • And even beyond the storms themselves, meteorologists face additional uncertainty in drawing up a forecast.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Patterson, then a 20-year department veteran, entered settlement talks with the city several years after filing the lawsuit.
    Amber Gaudet, Charlotte Observer, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Others advised legal action, beginning with filing a police report.
    Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
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“Subcategorizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subcategorizing. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.

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