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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
Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
This is not the first time the White House has kept Congressional leaders — particularly Democrats — in the dark about classified matters.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 26 June 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
Also Thursday, senators emerged from a classified briefing with sharply diverging assessments of President Donald Trump's bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites, with Republicans calling the mission a clear success and Democrats expressing deep skepticism.
—Arkansas Online, 27 June 2025
This is not the first time the White House has kept Congressional leaders — particularly Democrats — in the dark about classified matters.
—Jade Walker, CNN Money, 26 June 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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Smith remains a restricted free agent, which allows the Heat to match outside offers in free agency to retain him.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
29 July 2025
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The restricted redemption of Money Market Funds by BNP Paribas (my previous employer) in 2007 foreshadowed the 2008 financial crisis.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
24 July 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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Instead of attempting to gain public trust through transparency, Musk’s company is currently pressing federal regulators to bury its robotaxi safety record, claiming the data must remain confidential for business reasons.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
20 July 2025
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State police also launched an internal probe into the lead homicide detective, Michael Proctor, who was fired for sharing confidential information with civilians outside of law enforcement and drinking on the job.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
20 July 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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The exact date of the wedding and related events are top secret, further fueling local frustrations.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
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Though details of the Bezos-Sánchez wedding are top secret, according to Vogue, the guest list could include celebrities such as Eva Longoria, Katy Perry — Sánchez’s crewmate on an April spaceflight by Bezos’ Blue Origin — and at least some of the Kardashians.—
Molly Hunter,
NBC news,
16 June 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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Burgum and several other officials faced deadlines to divest their holdings to serve in the Trump administration, and USA TODAY found no evidence any of these trades were made based on nonpublic information.—
Suhail Bhat,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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The episode also suggested that some of the information aired was nonpublic.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2025
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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classified. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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