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This software lets you categorize your photographs in many different ways.
Their opinions can be categorized as conservative.
Birds are categorized by type in this field guide.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
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—Daniel Cody, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
According to the spreadsheet provided to website managers and obtained by ABC News, content is being categorized into three levels of urgency.
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If a participant’s urine test was positive, they were categorized as a recent user.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Feb. 2025
Similarly, drones and other unmanned aircraft, categorized by weight, have also received tariffs.
—Daniel Cody, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025
According to the spreadsheet provided to website managers and obtained by ABC News, content is being categorized into three levels of urgency.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 31 Jan. 2025
If a participant’s urine test was positive, they were categorized as a recent user.
—New Atlas, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/categorize. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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categorize
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cat·e·go·rize
ˈkat-i-gə-ˌrīz 
categorized; categorizing
: to put into a category : classify
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