RECATEGORIZE Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

recategorize

verb

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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There had been speculation for some time that Bardwell might reclassify and report to KU for the 2026-27 school year.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
New York aims to legally reclassify these operations as gambling, which would drastically increase Kalshi's tax obligations and significantly impact its profitability.

— Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of reclassify

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Justice for Wyandotte, one of the main teams organizing volunteers to rebuild and restore parts of the city that are still without power, is taking Monday to regroup before continuing mutual aid efforts on Tuesday.

— Sofi Zeman, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
But before the Maratha camp could regroup with their base in Delhi, Durrani crossed the Yamuna on October 25, 1760, cutting off the camp from Delhi and placing it under a state of siege in the town of Panipat.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026

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Researchers point out that this ability could make maritime simulations more realistic while helping identify weaknesses in operational plans.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
After encountering Baumeister again the following year, Goodyear helped investigators obtain information that led them to identify Baumeister.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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