as in to classify
to arrange or assign according to type
categorized the questions by topic
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Recent Examples of categorize
Simpler to categorize a defense in three ways, as Neill explained: zones with one safety deep, zones with two safeties deep and man coverage.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in February, Vice President J.D. Vance blasted European leaders for suppressing dissenting opinions by categorizing those views as misinformation.
—Nik Popli, Time, 28 May 2025
Physicians today have a number of ways of categorizing pain and its causes, and the categories often overlap.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
According to a GoFundMe page set up in her name, Phelan was eventually diagnosed with a grade 4 malignant brain tumor that was categorized as a glioma, a growth of cells that starts in the brain or spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 May 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference in February, Vice President J.D. Vance blasted European leaders for suppressing dissenting opinions by categorizing those views as misinformation.
—Nik Popli, Time, 28 May 2025
Physicians today have a number of ways of categorizing pain and its causes, and the categories often overlap.
—Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
According to a GoFundMe page set up in her name, Phelan was eventually diagnosed with a grade 4 malignant brain tumor that was categorized as a glioma, a growth of cells that starts in the brain or spinal cord, according to the Mayo Clinic.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorize
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Geomagnetic storms are classified using a G-scale, which ranks their intensity from G1 (minor) to G5 (extreme).—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
12 June 2025
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One half of respondents say price increases have caused financial hardships for them or their household, with 16% classifying it as serious hardship.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2025
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Teel, 23, is ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Sox organization by MLB.com, which also lists him as the No. 26 prospect in baseball.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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And yet the Rangers are the only team ranked in the top 10 in ERA with a losing record.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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Thus, Israel’s defense establishment formulated a war concept that distinguished between terrorists and the civilian population in Gaza and strived to cause significant damage to Hamas, even if not to destroy every last Hamas fighter.—
Assaf Orion,
Foreign Affairs,
3 June 2025
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The headaches typically occur on the same side as the tumor or cyst and can be challenging for healthcare providers to distinguish from a true headache disorder.6 What Are the Symptoms of Chronic Migraine?—
Cathy Nelson,
Verywell Health,
3 June 2025
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This relegated him to being an 82-game player rather than a 16-game one, which limited his value to prospective teams.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Sourcing in this mode is even less robust; Google relegates sources to clickable carets that don’t highlight the relevant portions of its response.—
Ruben Circelli,
PC Magazine,
5 June 2025
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorize. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.
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