RECATEGORIZE Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

recategorize

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Definition of recategorize

as in to reclassify

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Recent Examples of recategorize 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 See All Example Sentences for recategorize

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The property appraiser's office rejected the company's application to reclassify the property, located at SE 8th Street and SW 2nd Avenue.

— Larry Seward, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Past attempts by the state to reclassify large numbers of children learning English as fluent prompted federal investigations.

— Becky Pallack, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of reclassify

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The stakes have risen, and the Atlanta Dream must regroup after falling 67-62 to the Golden State Valkyries to even the WNBA Finals at two games apiece.

— Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Lauren Mayberry, Iain Cook, and Martin Doherty paused after touring behind their last album, 2021’s Screen Violence, to regroup and find a way to challenge themselves writing its follow-up.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026

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Under Sorrells, morale at the office is bleak and has resulted in an exodus, according to two veteran prosecutors who left the office and spoke on the condition they not be identified.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
About 42% of residents surveyed identified mental health as a top health challenge, and Gaston’s suicide rate also exceeds the state average.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

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