as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorize
Put another way, there is more than a 60% chance the Super Bowl winning quarterback can be categorized as a running quarterback.
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Harry Enten, CNN, 11 Jan. 2025
Or for family films that might have been categorized as adult animation in the past.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
The 8-30g law applies to communities with less than 10% of their housing categorized as affordable; those are typically affluent or middle-class suburbs and small towns.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Some noted that Bench seemed to rely too heavily on machine learning, with minimal human oversight to review financial statements and assess whether transactions were accurately categorized.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Harry Enten, CNN, 11 Jan. 2025
Or for family films that might have been categorized as adult animation in the past.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 10 Jan. 2025
The 8-30g law applies to communities with less than 10% of their housing categorized as affordable; those are typically affluent or middle-class suburbs and small towns.
—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
Some noted that Bench seemed to rely too heavily on machine learning, with minimal human oversight to review financial statements and assess whether transactions were accurately categorized.
—Ilona Limonta-Volkova, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorize
Verb
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Calculated by dividing a person's weight by their height, the result then classifies individuals into categories: underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Loot boxes are banned in many EU countries, such as the Netherlands and Belgium, as they are classified as a form of gambling, while countries like Spain and the UK are considering stricter regulations.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
18 Jan. 2025
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The background checks are traditionally shared with the chairman and ranking member ahead of the hearing.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2025
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Senate Armed Services chair Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and ranking member Jack Reed (D-R.I.) have been briefed on the report.—
Hans Nichols,
Axios,
14 Jan. 2025
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Metal railings or a charred brick chimney were all that remained to distinguish the ashen piles.—
Connor Sheets,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Learn some of the identifying features of each bird and distinguish similar-looking species from each other.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2025
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Without that, you'd be relegated to insignificance.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
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When the department returned to the office in July 2022, Bohn relegated Bell Limbrick to an office in Galen Center, far away from other department officials.—
Ryan Kartje,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorize. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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