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This software lets you categorize your photographs in many different ways.
Their opinions can be categorized as conservative.
Birds are categorized by type in this field guide.
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Currently, cannabis is categorized next to heroin, methaqualone (Quaaludes), LSD and other substances in the Schedule I category, which also means the substances have a high abuse potential.
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
The problem is one of categorizing and analyzing data.
—Svetlana Khachiyan, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
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Julia Marnin, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
The problem is one of categorizing and analyzing data.
—Svetlana Khachiyan, USA TODAY, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for categorize
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/categorize. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
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categorize
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cat·e·go·rize
ˈkat-i-gə-ˌrīz 
categorized; categorizing
: to put into a category : classify
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