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to arrange or assign according to type
classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity
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as in arranged
to put into a particular arrangement
classify the information you got from the Internet by source
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Recent Examples of classified
Jason Breslow, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
However, debates over their titles have intensified lately amid reports that Andrew pushed for his daughters to receive £50,000 in payments from billionaire Jonathan Rowland, presumably in exchange for classified information.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2026
Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Those who rate their current and anticipated life a 4 or lower are classified as suffering.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The policy extended beyond classified information, and included a prohibition on reporting even unclassified material without the approval of Pentagon officials.
—Jason Breslow, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
However, debates over their titles have intensified lately amid reports that Andrew pushed for his daughters to receive £50,000 in payments from billionaire Jonathan Rowland, presumably in exchange for classified information.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
Attorneys for the city and the organizers shared conflicting interpretations on how the data center tax breaks should be classified.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 24 Mar. 2026
Those who rate their current and anticipated life a 4 or lower are classified as suffering.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classified
Adjective
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Again this year, visitors are contending with a somewhat restricted blossom appreciation area at the Tidal Basin, home to the highest concentration of the trees.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Actions such as hostilities toward staff or other residents, bringing items to meetings that can be used as weapons, or showing unusual interest in restricted areas should also raise red flags.—
Evonne Andris,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Nationally, the Charlotte area ranked 22 out of 387 for single year growth.—
John Marks,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2026
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Consider their minor-league system was ranked 29th or a dead-last 30th by all baseball publications before Peter Bendix’s first season as president of baseball operations in 2024.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The vendors could be selling from tents arranged in the parking lot surrounding a local community center or city hall.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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The next iteration of Omar’s tetela will be filled with fresh fava beans and arranged with mushrooms.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Yet according to confidential banking records and corporate documents reviewed by the Miami Herald, this unassuming address is one of several South Florida locations at the center of a sprawling financial network that moved at least $260 million connected to Argentina’s top soccer authority.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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McGraw Media agreed to remove all content from the documentary-style series that the department designates as inaccurate or confidential, that the NYPD is legally prohibited from releasing, that reveals investigatory techniques or that would otherwise compromise public safety or the public trust.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Mar. 2026
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The remarks were followed by a moment of silence, before community members grouped together to remember the teen.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2026
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The hunt will have four rounds grouped by kids up to fifth grade and will run every 15 minutes.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2026
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Olitzky and Marder recently returned from a listening tour of Israel and the West Bank, organized by the nonpartisan group Encounter.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The hunger strike starts on April 10 and is organized by the Zero Burn Coalition, working with a medical team along the way.—
Frankie McLister,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The dress was top secret—Burton didn't even tell her mom.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
12 Mar. 2026
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Royce Williams, who is eligible to receive the Medal of Honor for his 1952 dogfight against seven Soviet MiGs, which was classified top secret for more than 50 years.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
Verb
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These entry-level workstations come in two sizes, the Dell Pro Precision 5 Series 14S and the Dell Pro Precision 5 Series 16S, easily distinguished by the 14- and 16-inch display options.—
Brian Westover,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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What distinguished Fetchit from many of his contemporaries was his gift for self-promotion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classified. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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