as in category
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic
dinosaur remains that do not fit any existing classification
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Recent Examples of classification
In Sudan today, there are between eight and nine million people in a state of what’s called Phase 4 of a five-stage international classification system of food insecurity.
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
The annual salary range under her job classification with the county is between $158,007 to $192,094.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
The classification was raised to Class II on July 30.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
One key consideration: If revenue-sharing payments from schools to athletes are to be classified as passive income for immigration purposes, then recipients must properly withhold taxes in accordance with that classification.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2025
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Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2025
The annual salary range under her job classification with the county is between $158,007 to $192,094.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2025
The classification was raised to Class II on July 30.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 6 Aug. 2025
One key consideration: If revenue-sharing payments from schools to athletes are to be classified as passive income for immigration purposes, then recipients must properly withhold taxes in accordance with that classification.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for classification
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classification
Noun
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Trump’s action directs federal agencies, including the Department of Justice, to interpret Title IX rules as prohibiting transgender athletes from participating in female sports categories.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Thailand has been submitting to the category since 1984 but is yet to secure a nomination.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Noun
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They’re wrapped in banana leaves instead of corn husks, are flatter and more rectangular in shape, and are about three times the size of the kind traditionally steamed in corn husks (perfect for sharing).—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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All questions of any kind as posed by the user will become tainted, and responses will veer from answers given to other users.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Classification.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classification. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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