as in type
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
divide the essays into categories based on difficulty of comprehension
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Due to popularity and changing tastes, organizers have also added more specialty categories over the years for people who raise yaks, alpacas, llamas and other less-traditional Western livestock.
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John Wenzel, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
See the full list of 31 categories below.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Jan. 2026
Detroit Police Department City officials consider the drop in major crime categories to be significant, and noted that all categories of the incidents that fall into this standard report have seen declines.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
He was nominated for four Golden Globe Awards in the best director category.
—Steve Futterman, NPR, 7 Jan. 2026
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kind
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Two identical spacecraft will orbit in formation to provide a first-of-its-kind 3D view of Mars' magnetosphere and upper atmosphere.—
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Vacheron Constantin, for example, embarked on an ambitious project to fully remake its original American 1921 watch using the tools and techniques from the era in a one-of-a-kind piece.—
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“Category.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/category. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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