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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nuala Walsh,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2021
The reintroduced bill would recategorize cranial prosthetics as durable medical equipment covered under the Social Security Act.
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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).
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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
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The Drug Enforcement Administration has begun hearings on its proposal to reclassify recreational cannabis from Schedule I to Schedule III of the federal Controlled Substances Act.
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One complaint involved a fan who bought Category 1 seats expecting premium views, only to have FIFA later reclassify them as Category 2 seating.
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Brooklyn cruised to a 3-0 lead without needing Rachel, putting in the bench players to lose the meaningless final and will look to regroup tomorrow.
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In February Polestar announced its plans to reboot and regroup.
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Hiltz competes in women’s events, but identifies as non-binary and transgender, using they/them pronouns.
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Othram has said Idaho State Police Forensic Services, Moscow police and the FBI teamed with the company to help identify Bryan Kohberger as the suspect.
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“Recategorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recategorize. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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