as in to reclassify
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Recent Examples of recategorize
And Blanche invoked that streamlined process to recategorize medical marijuana.
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Bill Chappell, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Cumming said the city refused to comply with a subpoena by trying to recategorize it as a request under the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA), per advice from an attorney with the Maryland Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Last summer, Tyson wrote a letter to Trump urging him to federally recategorize cannabis as a less harmful substance.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
This approach could help children learn how to recategorize misplaced fear as a manageable emotion by approaching it piece by piece.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The proposal would follow a Department of Justice recommendation and lead the DEA to take public comments on a plan to recategorize marijuana.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
When mistakes are low-consequence, smart leaders recategorize errors as learning opportunities, evolutionary misguidance and situational myopia rather than doling out errors with penalties and professional purgatory.
—Nuala Walsh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
The reintroduced bill would recategorize cranial prosthetics as durable medical equipment covered under the Social Security Act.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2021
In California, lawmakers passed legislation requiring ride-hailing giants to recategorize drivers as employees and not contractors (which Uber and Lyft fought with a ballot initiative that was overturned last month).
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 16 Sep. 2021
Bill Chappell, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Cumming said the city refused to comply with a subpoena by trying to recategorize it as a request under the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA), per advice from an attorney with the Maryland Office of the Attorney General (OAG).
—Adam Thompson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Last summer, Tyson wrote a letter to Trump urging him to federally recategorize cannabis as a less harmful substance.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
This approach could help children learn how to recategorize misplaced fear as a manageable emotion by approaching it piece by piece.
—Maria Williams, USA Today, 12 Nov. 2025
The proposal would follow a Department of Justice recommendation and lead the DEA to take public comments on a plan to recategorize marijuana.
—Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
When mistakes are low-consequence, smart leaders recategorize errors as learning opportunities, evolutionary misguidance and situational myopia rather than doling out errors with penalties and professional purgatory.
—Nuala Walsh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
The reintroduced bill would recategorize cranial prosthetics as durable medical equipment covered under the Social Security Act.
—Essence, 6 Oct. 2021
In California, lawmakers passed legislation requiring ride-hailing giants to recategorize drivers as employees and not contractors (which Uber and Lyft fought with a ballot initiative that was overturned last month).
—Niharika Sharma, Quartz, 16 Sep. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for recategorize
Verb
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Kennedy is pushing the FDA to reclassify 12 of the 19 restricted peptides, which would allow US companies—like Enhanced—to compound and sell them through legitimate domestic channels.—
Clara Molot,
Vanity Fair,
30 Apr. 2026
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The move to reclassify medical marijuana products as Schedule III drugs applies only to those products certified by state-level medical cannabis programs.—
Carey S. Cadieux,
The Conversation,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Detroit desperately needs to regroup as the series heads back to Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday even at two games apiece.—
Darnell Mayberry,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Buxton knows the plan — a fighting retreat that saves ownership money but still gives the team the chance to regroup and compete for a division title with strong starting pitching and an aggressive, small-ball approach from a young, athletic lineup.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Responding officers with the Memphis Police Department later identified Dunmars as the driver of the Jeep Cherokee involved in the incident.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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This marks Congo’s 17th recorded Ebola outbreak since the virus was first identified in the country in 1976.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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“Recategorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recategorize. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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