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Recent Examples of categorization
The World Health Organization’s definition of adolescence from 10-19 years of age is not a categorization routinely used for surgical decision-making.
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Kavitha Ranganathan,
STAT,
29 June 2026
An operations manager pilots expense categorization.
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Penta Rao Marapatla,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Genre categorization is an art, not a science.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
But the movies these auteurs deliver defy categorization and that presents its own challenges.
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Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 June 2026
On the other wall, red Componibili storage units by Anna Castelli Ferrierihold hold color samples, swatches and all the small things that resist categorization.
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Aditi Sharma,
Architectural Digest,
13 June 2026
Despite being a major 20th-century modernist, Galentz’s canvases have long-evaded definitive categorization.
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The Editors Of Artnews,
ARTnews.com,
12 June 2026
Spark, who was born in 1918 and died in 2006, had a talent for writing wicked little books that defy easy categorization; her coming-of-age stories feel like horror stories, her horror stories feel like love stories, and her love stories feel like acid satire.
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Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
Scaringe doesn't object to such a categorization.
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Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
Kavitha Ranganathan,
STAT,
29 June 2026
An operations manager pilots expense categorization.
—
Penta Rao Marapatla,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Genre categorization is an art, not a science.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
But the movies these auteurs deliver defy categorization and that presents its own challenges.
—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 June 2026
On the other wall, red Componibili storage units by Anna Castelli Ferrierihold hold color samples, swatches and all the small things that resist categorization.
—
Aditi Sharma,
Architectural Digest,
13 June 2026
Despite being a major 20th-century modernist, Galentz’s canvases have long-evaded definitive categorization.
—
The Editors Of Artnews,
ARTnews.com,
12 June 2026
Spark, who was born in 1918 and died in 2006, had a talent for writing wicked little books that defy easy categorization; her coming-of-age stories feel like horror stories, her horror stories feel like love stories, and her love stories feel like acid satire.
—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
10 June 2026
Scaringe doesn't object to such a categorization.
—
Michael Wayland,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorization
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When classification travels with data as metadata at creation, visibility follows automatically across every environment.
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The annual fireworks display that night is designated a National Security Special Event for the first time by the Department of Homeland Security, the highest classification for federal security coordination.
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Per ARTnews, Spain’s Court of Auditors has been critical of the Reina SofÃa’s cataloguing methods for years, and government officials are now asking for a physical accounting of the over 25,000 artworks in the museum; as well as comprehensive financial valuations.
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Among them is the demanding task of turning a pile of artifacts into a museum collection, which includes cataloging, researching, describing and photographing.
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The codification of what became soccer Public school graduates took their versions of the game with them to the next level.
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Three Americans died in the 1996 incident that led to sanctions and the codification of the trade embargo on Cuba that remains in place today.
Noun
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Direct indexing means owning the individual stocks that make up an index, like the S&P 500 or the Russell 1000, rather than buying the index through a mutual fund or ETF.
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There are comments about battery life being worse — but that may be down to indexing as the release is just hours old.
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“Categorization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorization. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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