as in types
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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Recent Examples of categories
All Student Academy Award-winning films will be eligible to compete for the 99th Oscars in the short films categories — best animated short, best documentary short or best live action short.
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Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
And, in a handful of states, certain categories of debt — including medical bills — cannot be garnished at all.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
But the picture is still ugly for businesses even when excluding the volatile categories of food and energy.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Researchers then divided participants into three categories of cardiorespiratory fitness—low, medium, and high—and compared these levels with both lifespan and the development of 11 chronic conditions, including heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, and cancer.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 13 May 2026
The transition will be uneven, and some categories will hold longer than others.
—Zach Lloyd, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Methodology Dune, an official Kalshi partner, maintains a repository of historic prediction market data that can be broken down by betting categories, timeframes and other granular details using SQL code queries.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
The award chart for standard hotels still features eight categories, but each category will have five different prices instead of three.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 13 May 2026
The moratorium will temporarily stop all new providers in these categories from signing up for reimbursement from Medicare, the federal insurance program for older adults across the country, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said in a news release.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
And, in a handful of states, certain categories of debt — including medical bills — cannot be garnished at all.
—CBS News, 13 May 2026
But the picture is still ugly for businesses even when excluding the volatile categories of food and energy.
—Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
Researchers then divided participants into three categories of cardiorespiratory fitness—low, medium, and high—and compared these levels with both lifespan and the development of 11 chronic conditions, including heart disease, kidney disease, diabetes, and cancer.
—Sarah Garone, Health, 13 May 2026
The transition will be uneven, and some categories will hold longer than others.
—Zach Lloyd, Fortune, 13 May 2026
Methodology Dune, an official Kalshi partner, maintains a repository of historic prediction market data that can be broken down by betting categories, timeframes and other granular details using SQL code queries.
—Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 13 May 2026
The award chart for standard hotels still features eight categories, but each category will have five different prices instead of three.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 13 May 2026
The moratorium will temporarily stop all new providers in these categories from signing up for reimbursement from Medicare, the federal insurance program for older adults across the country, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said in a news release.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categories
Noun
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That is partially a product of the heaps of experience this group has together in these types of moments.—
Eric Stephens,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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All types of alcohol contribute to cancer by damaging DNA and increasing chronic inflammation, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
14 May 2026
Noun
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As the play reminds us, finding sanctuaries of many kinds in these times can be very difficult to achieve.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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The stand-up and movie star was inundated with jokes of all kinds — though mostly about his stature — at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Sunday, with the special now available on Netflix.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
11 May 2026
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“Categories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categories. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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