as in type
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
divide the essays into categories based on difficulty of comprehension
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While some TNOs could be called dwarf planets because of their size, many more are tiny and don’t even come close to falling into that category.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
This is the brand’s first major release in the category since its groundbreaking Better Than Sex mascara in 2013, which has spun off into several other variations.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But the Metascore on IMDb—a score from review aggregator Metacritic that is based on a weighted average of critics’ reviews of a film—echoes the user reviews for this story category.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is well underway, and millions of deals are already moving fast across every category.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
This is the brand’s first major release in the category since its groundbreaking Better Than Sex mascara in 2013, which has spun off into several other variations.
—Dahvi Shira, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But the Metascore on IMDb—a score from review aggregator Metacritic that is based on a weighted average of critics’ reviews of a film—echoes the user reviews for this story category.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2025
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale is well underway, and millions of deals are already moving fast across every category.
—Averi Baudler, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025
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“Category.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/category. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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