1
as in to rank
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 to organize
to put into a particular arrangement
classify the information you got from the Internet by source
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Recent Examples of classify
The AfD was classified as a right-wing extremist organization by Germany's spy agency in May, but the description has been paused because of an appeal pending in court.
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Soon, Geoffrey Hinton and his graduate students began demonstrating that neural networks, trained on large datasets and run on GPUs, could do things—like classify images into a thousand different categories—that would have been impossible in the late 1980s.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Quantum computers that were previously limited to theoretical physics now learn to discover patterns, optimize decisions and classify medical images.
—Sadhasivam Mohanadas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Clocking in at four minutes and 45 seconds, the video is actually more than twice as long as Gaga’s Wednesday guest spot — which is more accurately classified as a cameo.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
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Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Soon, Geoffrey Hinton and his graduate students began demonstrating that neural networks, trained on large datasets and run on GPUs, could do things—like classify images into a thousand different categories—that would have been impossible in the late 1980s.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Quantum computers that were previously limited to theoretical physics now learn to discover patterns, optimize decisions and classify medical images.
—Sadhasivam Mohanadas, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Clocking in at four minutes and 45 seconds, the video is actually more than twice as long as Gaga’s Wednesday guest spot — which is more accurately classified as a cameo.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 3 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classify
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Everytown for Gun Safety, an organization lobbying for greater gun control across the country, ranks Minnesota 14th in the nation on gun law strength.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The most recent edition of Deloitte’s Football Money League, which ranks clubs worldwide by revenue, had six English clubs (no prizes for guessing which) in the top 10.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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This one-day summer party honoring sandwiches is organized by sandwich guru Parisi, along with Will McDowell and Bekah Galang – all with expertise in restaurant and food community organizing.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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If an event is organized to happen at night, the main portion of the library can be closed off while the space remains open.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Contest categories distinguish between quilts made for beds, walls and laps and those quilted by hand or by machine, among other techniques and qualifications.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
26 Aug. 2025
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The next phase will work in the space of education, helping medical professionals better understand burnout — both what drives it and how to distinguish it from underlying mental health issues.—
Natalie Eilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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The Latest section, on the other hand, arranges posts and reels in chronological order, with the most recent ones appearing first.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Around the country, arranging for housing is a relatively new and growing challenge for such PACE groups, which are funded through Medicaid and Medicare.—
Felice J. Freyer,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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In a society that relies so heavily on categorizing people into a gender binary, targeting a young man’s masculinity can be a particularly painful and isolating experience.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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The first release of UCISD material on August 11 comprised 3,547 pages of material, categorized by the relevant person or subject.—
Matthew J. Friedman,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Business managers must make decisions ranging from simple tasks, such as ordering office supplies, to more complex matters like company layoffs.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Hartig lowered the bond for Goins from $111,000 cash or surety to a $20,000 personal bond about a week before the commission ordered that May 2024 psychological evaluation.—
Darcie Moran,
Freep.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Worthy certainly was a significant part of the game-plan, and then his significance in the game was relegated to one series.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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This summer will have been a baptism of fire for Underwood, too, jumping from the insulated confines of academy football into the bearpit of a window that will go some way to deciding whether Leeds are relegated or not.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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War-naming conventions There are a number of different ways in which wars are named, but they can be broadly grouped around place, participants or time.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
5 Sep. 2025
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Now the departments are housed under one roof and grouped by areas of overlap instead of major.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Classify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classify. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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