categorizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of categorize
as in classifies
to arrange or assign according to type categorized the questions by topic

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Recent Examples of categorizes The Washington Trail Association (WTA) categorizes the Enchantments as a difficult hike. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 It is based on the three-month average that categorizes El Niño as weak, moderate, strong or very strong. — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026 This framework categorizes decisions as simple, complicated, complex, and chaotic. — Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Jakarta, meanwhile, is hoping not to move — there’s a risk the index provider categorizes it as a Frontier Market from an Emerging Market. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 22 June 2026 To Be Whole,' which teaches that the United States was founded on 'white supremacy' and categorizes individuals as 'oppressors' and 'oppressed' based only on their skin color, not their individual decisions and actions. — Gabriela Vidal, CBS News, 9 June 2026 Smith has also raised concerns about those complaints the commission never sees because internal affairs categorizes them as informal or frivolous. — Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026 In the state of Arkansas, lawmakers worked across the aisle on a bold bill that categorizes kids recruited into gangs and coerced into committing crimes as victims. — Ana Zamora, Time, 3 June 2026 Cook Political Report categorizes the governor's race as a toss-up with a slight Republican advantage. — Saige Miller, NPR, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorizes
  1. classifies
  2. ranks
  3. distinguishes
  4. relegates
  5. types
Verb
  • The state's vehicle code classifies personal delivery devices as pedestrians and generally requires them to follow pedestrian traffic rules.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Using primary production data, EIM measures water and energy consumption and chemical use, as well as worker impact at the garment-finishing stage, and classifies environmental performance as low, medium or high impact.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of classifies
Verb
  • About 3 in 5 Idaho adults live in households with guns, which ranks among the highest rates nationally, according to an estimate from the RAND Gun Policy in America initiative.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Proctor was again dominant at times in the run game; Pro Football Focus already ranks him among the top fifth of NFL guards in the run game.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of ranks
Verb
  • While many operational details remain undisclosed, the military’s confirmation of the hit and distance distinguishes this shot from several longer claims.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
  • So far this follows a familiar pattern, but what distinguishes the Left Book Club was its emphasis on activism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of distinguishes
Verb
  • By naming the product of two mergers Skydance, David Ellison relegates two of Hollywood’s founding studios to a sub-brand stew and attempts to erase a bunch of controversial hires.
    — Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.
    — José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026
Definition of relegates
Verb
  • Stores generally use their own forms, and you may be asked questions while an employee types your answers.
    — Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2026
  • And there is the other bio—the one ChatGPT writes when a prospect, a reporter, a board director or an acquirer types the name into the prompt box.
    — Ronn Torossian, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of types

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“Categorizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorizes. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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