clas·si·fied
ˈkla-sə-ˌfīd 
: an advertisement grouped with others according to subject
—usually used in plural
Examples of classified in a Sentence
Adjective
The part of the report that includes classified information was removed before the report was made public.
Recent Examples on the Web
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the federal probes into Trump's handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, is also relying on some of Trump's closest aides, advisers and allies to build those two criminal cases.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Here’s an explanation of what classified documents are and the penalties for mishandling them.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
One of the few judges to escape his ire is Aileen Cannon, the federal judge in Florida who is presiding over a criminal case in which he is accused of mishandling classified documents.
—William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
In the Georgia election interference case and the federal classified documents case, the judges rejected bids by the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee to have those cases thrown out.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Trump is facing charges in three other criminal cases, including felony charges for trying to reverse his 2020 election loss in Georgia, engineering a violent effort to overturn the election results on Jan. 6, 2021, and refusing to return classified documents after leaving office.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The prosecutor and judge in Donald Trump's classified document case just can't get along.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
In their motion, Trump's lawyers asserted that the former president was able to designate classified documents as personal and, under the Presidential Records Act, legally retain them after his term ended.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2024
Newspapers once bundled news alongside classifieds and personal ads, providing value to advertisers and readers.
—Madeline Ashby, WIRED, 17 July 2023
Online classifieds include VarageSale, letgo, Facebook Marketplace and 5miles.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 31 May 2020
Local classifieds apps – such as Craigslist, letgo, and Facebook Marketplace – are also a good sources to find a local deal (and not wait or pay for shipping).
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2019
But the most striking takeaway, when looking at the old classifieds, is the incredible hassle of ticket transactions in 1982.
—Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2020
Hitesh Oberoi, managing director and chief executive officer of online classifieds company Info Edge, told Quartz:
Data scientists and data engineers are the two jobs that come to mind.
—Quartz India, 11 Feb. 2020
The local classifieds are the best evidence of the Anchorage chinchilla market downturn.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2020
Looking in three days of San Francisco Chronicle classifieds before the NFC playoff game, $325 was the most expensive ticket.
—Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2020
Adjective
And the judge in Trump’s classified documents case handed prosecutors a partial victory by granting their request to keep the names of government witnesses sealed.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 10 Apr. 2024
Special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the federal probes into Trump's handling of classified documents and his efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, is also relying on some of Trump's closest aides, advisers and allies to build those two criminal cases.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2024
Here’s an explanation of what classified documents are and the penalties for mishandling them.
—Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
One of the few judges to escape his ire is Aileen Cannon, the federal judge in Florida who is presiding over a criminal case in which he is accused of mishandling classified documents.
—William K. Rashbaum, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
In the Georgia election interference case and the federal classified documents case, the judges rejected bids by the presumptive 2024 GOP presidential nominee to have those cases thrown out.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
Trump is facing charges in three other criminal cases, including felony charges for trying to reverse his 2020 election loss in Georgia, engineering a violent effort to overturn the election results on Jan. 6, 2021, and refusing to return classified documents after leaving office.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
The prosecutor and judge in Donald Trump's classified document case just can't get along.
—Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
In their motion, Trump's lawyers asserted that the former president was able to designate classified documents as personal and, under the Presidential Records Act, legally retain them after his term ended.
—Greg Allen, NPR, 4 Apr. 2024
Noun
By then, Craigslist had begun its takeover of newspapers’ classifieds revenue; by the mid-two-thousands, newspapers were losing money on an Internet where information was increasingly free and ads had moved elsewhere.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2024
Newspapers once bundled news alongside classifieds and personal ads, providing value to advertisers and readers.
—Madeline Ashby, WIRED, 17 July 2023
Online classifieds include VarageSale, letgo, Facebook Marketplace and 5miles.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 31 May 2020
Local classifieds apps – such as Craigslist, letgo, and Facebook Marketplace – are also a good sources to find a local deal (and not wait or pay for shipping).
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 16 Nov. 2019
But the most striking takeaway, when looking at the old classifieds, is the incredible hassle of ticket transactions in 1982.
—Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2020
Hitesh Oberoi, managing director and chief executive officer of online classifieds company Info Edge, told Quartz:
Data scientists and data engineers are the two jobs that come to mind.
—Quartz India, 11 Feb. 2020
The local classifieds are the best evidence of the Anchorage chinchilla market downturn.
—David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Jan. 2020
Looking in three days of San Francisco Chronicle classifieds before the NFC playoff game, $325 was the most expensive ticket.
—Peter Hartlaub, SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2020
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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classified. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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classified
1 of 2 adjective
clas·si·fied
ˈklas-ə-ˌfīd
1
: divided into classes or placed in a class
classified ads
2
: withheld from the knowledge of the general public for reasons of national security
classified information
classified
2 of 2 noun
: an advertisement grouped with others of the same kind
—usually used in plural
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