: an advertisement grouped with others according to subject
—usually used in plural
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Adjective
The part of the report that includes classified information was removed before the report was made public.
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Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The government took two computers, a recorder, Garmin watch, phone and a portable hard drive from Natanson during a home raid in an investigation into an official accused of leaking classified material.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 May 2026
Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
Where Spin and Rolling Stone would run reviews toward the back, by the classifieds, the Pitchfork team knew that a new album could still be an event, as was the case on October 2, 2000, with Radiohead’s Kid A (10.0).
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Adjective
The presidential planes are fitted with special communications equipment, hardened against nuclear blasts, and contain classified defensive measures.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 8 May 2026
The government took two computers, a recorder, Garmin watch, phone and a portable hard drive from Natanson during a home raid in an investigation into an official accused of leaking classified material.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 May 2026
Noun
Jumia has become a smaller company in the last four years, shuttering in three countries — South Africa, Tunisia and Algeria — and quitting services like food delivery, travel and classifieds.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 May 2026
Where Spin and Rolling Stone would run reviews toward the back, by the classifieds, the Pitchfork team knew that a new album could still be an event, as was the case on October 2, 2000, with Radiohead’s Kid A (10.0).
—Literary Hub, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classified. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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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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