Thesaurus results for CATEGORIES

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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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Recent Examples of categories The privacy extends to the luxury categories where Gen Z spends most heavily. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 There are 16 categories of rooms, featuring special amenities like private plunge pools, hot tubs, and sky-deck roof terraces. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026 Set up categories for your transactions In accounting, the list of categories used to organize financial activity is called a chart of accounts. — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026 Four different Breville espresso machines are on sale, some hundreds of dollars off, as is Fellow's lineup of brewing equipment, which includes senior editor Noah Kaufman's top picks in three different categories. — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Oct. 2026 Product categories included computer monitors, laptops, robotic vacuums, smart speakers, smartphones, smartwatches, televisions, video game consoles, wireless earbuds, and wireless headphones. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026 Now the question is where is the money going, and in which categories. — Miles Socha, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026 Amazon says Prime Big Deal Days will feature deals across more than 35 categories, spanning trending products and premium brands to fall must-haves, tech, Halloween finds, home and hosting essentials and more. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026 Chocolate-brown suede is trending across categories, even extending to handbags, according to Yahoo Shopping’s roundup. — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026

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The rooms Six spacious room types span a minimum of 475 square feet.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
The approach also gives military units more flexibility during different types of missions.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026

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At the other end, creators of all kinds are being empowered to tell their stories better.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
Dann and her staff have led corporate team-building events, visited day care centers for art activities, and hosts birthday parties and showers of all kinds.

— Emily M. Olson, Hartford Courant, 23 Sep. 2026