as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorize
Efforts to distinctly categorize the types of mental disorders can be quite challenging.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Chemical controls are categorized based on their composition and mode of action.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
For example, many platforms can automatically categorize purchases.
—Zahir Khoja, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
These are people who have undergone many psychedelic trips; understand psychonaut subculture; know the language and references, including common metaphors people use to describe their experiences; and can categorize what those people are talking about.
—Big Think, 3 Apr. 2025
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
Chemical controls are categorized based on their composition and mode of action.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
For example, many platforms can automatically categorize purchases.
—Zahir Khoja, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
These are people who have undergone many psychedelic trips; understand psychonaut subculture; know the language and references, including common metaphors people use to describe their experiences; and can categorize what those people are talking about.
—Big Think, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorize
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The curriculum guides middle school students and teachers through building and evaluating computer vision models that can reliably classify fossil shark teeth.—
Christine Wusylko,
The Conversation,
9 Apr. 2025
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies the Western Santa Cruz tortoises as critically endangered, estimating approximately 3,400 tortoises remained as of 2010.—
Ayana Archie,
NPR,
9 Apr. 2025
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The teams were then ranked from highest to lowest, based on the number of leaks.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2025
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Instead, when basing the ranking on objective crime data from the FBI, U.S. News ranked Portland the 15th most dangerous city in the country.—
Zachary Russell,
The Conversation,
8 Apr. 2025
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Israeli strikes across Gaza continued, killing at least 21 people in the last 24 hours, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between civilians and combatants but says most of the over 50,000 Palestinians killed in the war have been women and children.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Apr. 2025
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At least 26 people have been killed and more than 100 others wounded in the last 24 hours, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, which doesn't distinguish between civilians and combatants.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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There followed a surreal half-time chat between Chapman and Poyet about his dismissal, with the game relegated to a sideshow, as fellow pundit Efan Ekoku shifted awkwardly in his seat.—
Tom Burrows,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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The herb once relegated to savory cooking has begun popping up in cocktails, as more bartenders enlist its unique flavor to liven up recipes.—
Kevin Gray,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorize. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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