reclassify
verb
re·clas·si·fy
(ˌ)rē-ˈkla-sə-ˌfī 
reclassified; reclassifying; reclassifies
: to move from one class, classification, or category to another : to classify again
… in the 1980s, amphetamines were reclassified as controlled substances, which restricted their availability.—
Stephen Rae
Stephen Raereclassify the product to boost sales
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It is not known how many were reclassified as out-of-state students in accordance with the judge’s ruling.
—Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
Within days of the executive order, OPM issued formal government-wide implementation guidance clarifying how agencies should identify and reclassify covered positions.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The department also recently downgraded its warning for Jamaica, reclassifying the country under a Level 2 advisory.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
The head of the squad that handles civil rights cases in the FBI's Minneapolis field office also resigned earlier this month, after sources said she was pressured to reclassify the case from a civil rights investigation to an assault on a federal officer, CBS previously reported.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
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Lily Kepner, Austin American Statesman, 1 Feb. 2026
Within days of the executive order, OPM issued formal government-wide implementation guidance clarifying how agencies should identify and reclassify covered positions.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The department also recently downgraded its warning for Jamaica, reclassifying the country under a Level 2 advisory.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
The head of the squad that handles civil rights cases in the FBI's Minneapolis field office also resigned earlier this month, after sources said she was pressured to reclassify the case from a civil rights investigation to an assault on a federal officer, CBS previously reported.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassify. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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