cat·e·go·ri·za·tion
ˌka-ti-gə-rə-ˈzā-shən 
-ˌrī-ˈzā-;
-tə-ˌgȯr-ə-ˈzā-
plural -s
: the act of categorizing or the state of being categorized : classification
Examples of categorize in a Sentence
Verb
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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Adam Hoffer,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
The study also categorized unemployment claims by age and found that a significant portion of claims were from those aged 36 to 65, signaling that AI’s effect doesn’t only affect early-career jobs.
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Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
An additional 45 people, who are tracked and categorized separately, contracted it while traveling abroad.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
To streamline the private-public partnership and ensure the most rapid response to the biggest risks, Anthropic said the AI industry’s goal should be categorizing risks to ensure proper interventions both internally and from the government.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
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Verb
Countrywide, wine, beer, spirits and other newer forms of alcohol are categorized according to beverage type and are taxed often regardless of actual alcohol content or other states’ policies.
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Adam Hoffer,
Chicago Tribune,
5 July 2026
The study also categorized unemployment claims by age and found that a significant portion of claims were from those aged 36 to 65, signaling that AI’s effect doesn’t only affect early-career jobs.
—
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2026
An additional 45 people, who are tracked and categorized separately, contracted it while traveling abroad.
—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
To streamline the private-public partnership and ensure the most rapid response to the biggest risks, Anthropic said the AI industry’s goal should be categorizing risks to ensure proper interventions both internally and from the government.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
1 July 2026
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“Categorize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/categorize. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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cat·e·go·rize
ˈkat-i-gə-ˌrīz
categorized; categorizing
: to put into a category : classify
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