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Recent Examples of categorization
The Biden administration also moved to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug, though the rule was not finalized and the drug remained at the most severe categorization.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The crescendos of Tines’s operatic bass-baritone bleed through the entirety of the Geffen like thunder, concretizing the space into a heartbeat of resistance that reanimates the categorization of witness.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
In an effort to streamline eligibility, the TV Academy in 2015 implemented categorization based on length, with hourlong shows automatically submitted as dramas, half-hour as comedies.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
To this day, her work resists categorization.
—Patricia Zohn, Air Mail, 28 Mar. 2026
The American playwright, director and author has spent years developing a body of work that refuses easy categorization, blending psychological tension, live experimental music, philosophy and raw urban storytelling into something that feels genuinely its own.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
The variety of these designs show Radić to be an architect who defies categorization — and one who intentionally eschews a signature style.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The three-way dynamic between the characters, Park suggests, defies easy categorization.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Keeping these streams organized requires careful attention to timing and categorization.
—Felysha Walker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
The crescendos of Tines’s operatic bass-baritone bleed through the entirety of the Geffen like thunder, concretizing the space into a heartbeat of resistance that reanimates the categorization of witness.
—Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
In an effort to streamline eligibility, the TV Academy in 2015 implemented categorization based on length, with hourlong shows automatically submitted as dramas, half-hour as comedies.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2026
To this day, her work resists categorization.
—Patricia Zohn, Air Mail, 28 Mar. 2026
The American playwright, director and author has spent years developing a body of work that refuses easy categorization, blending psychological tension, live experimental music, philosophy and raw urban storytelling into something that feels genuinely its own.
—Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
The variety of these designs show Radić to be an architect who defies categorization — and one who intentionally eschews a signature style.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
The three-way dynamic between the characters, Park suggests, defies easy categorization.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Keeping these streams organized requires careful attention to timing and categorization.
—Felysha Walker, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for categorization
Noun
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Based on its category classification, the robot knows its physical limits, which prevents it from crashing and dynamically redirects the movement to safely slide or traverse along the edge of the singularity boundary.—
Jacek Krywko,
ArsTechnica,
26 Apr. 2026
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The species is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a classification that reflects both the remaining threats facing the animals and the significant progress conservation efforts have made.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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Among them is the demanding task of turning a pile of artifacts into a museum collection, which includes cataloging, researching, describing and photographing.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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This cataloguing project is the most comprehensive resource to date for navigating Bettina’s archive.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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Since the 2000s, researchers have added a new set of tools, including ethnographic in-site analysis, image and video codification techniques, phenomenological interviewing, and big data collecting techniques.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The pillars of Hungarian-style family policy, which Vance repeatedly praised, are nowhere near codification in America.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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China is always a flip of the coin in terms of over- or under-indexing.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
21 Apr. 2026
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During this time, teams check for indexing or crawl anomalies, examine sudden traffic shifts by landing page, and review performance across query groups.—
Jason Phillips,
jsonline.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Categorization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/categorization. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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