1
as in ranked
to arrange or assign according to type
classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity
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2
as in arranged
to put into a particular arrangement
classify the information you got from the Internet by source
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as in restricted
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Recent Examples of classified
Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Some details about the upcoming flight Over the past decade and a half, the Space Force has largely remained silent about the purpose of this space plane, flying classified payloads and providing only limited information about the purpose of each flight.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
The Kansas City Police Department has classified the potential shooting as a death investigation, not a homicide, according to DiMartino.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Home to ninety-nine classified soil types, a stable climate, 410 miles of Atlantic coastline, and 180 wineries, Uruguay is ideal for winemaking.
—Michelle Williams, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Some details about the upcoming flight Over the past decade and a half, the Space Force has largely remained silent about the purpose of this space plane, flying classified payloads and providing only limited information about the purpose of each flight.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 July 2025
Adjective
Police later classified the case as a homicide.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
The Kansas City Police Department has classified the potential shooting as a death investigation, not a homicide, according to DiMartino.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classified
Verb
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Baker passed a polygraph test arranged by his attorney.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Waivers or payment plans can sometimes be arranged to avoid a complete cutoff of benefits.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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A lot of their lack of activity has been due to the fact that their situation with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga still has not been figured out.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Aug. 2025
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This year, the issue is the plight of the restricted free agent, whose originating team has the right to match any offer made to him by another team.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Perhaps not surprisingly, nonviolent movements’ success depends on how well they’re organized.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Missouri Immunization Coalition, which organized the event for April 24-25, also had to lay off half its staff, according to board president Lynelle Phillips.—
Jackie Fortiér,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Never enter sensitive, confidential or proprietary company information into public AI tools like ChatGPT.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has been building a secret stock position with special confidential treatment for two quarters in a row.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Beyond these achievements, Alex distinguished himself through his partnership with the administration.—
Olivia Antigua,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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That’s an issue because while both hemp and marijuana are cannabis plants, distinguished only by their cannabinoid content, they are regulated differently.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This is a Class 4 grenade. KARL (voice-over): Q seen here in 1990 five's GoldenEye was the caretaker of James Bond's top secret gadgets.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Aug. 2025
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Topics like food insecurity, social services, foster care, adoption, bullying, not having health insurance, aliens, and top secret CIA missions are depicted.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
20 May 2025
Verb
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The Sheriff’s Office said the call was not categorized as a mental health crisis.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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To tackle the problem, the group categorized possible dissections of an equilateral triangle based on how the cuts intersect the triangle’s edges.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The 2012 Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge, or STOCK, Act prohibits officials in the federal government and Congress from trading securities based on nonpublic information.—
Suhail Bhat,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Minneapolis: Approved a ban in March 2025 on algorithmic rent pricing software using nonpublic data.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2025
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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classified. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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