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as in course
a series of lectures on a subject took a class on modern art

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Recent Examples of class
Noun
While the development and proliferation of the GLP-1 receptor agonist class of drugs has dominated headlines for several years, SANA is nothing like Ozempic. New Atlas, 23 July 2025 Working as a carpenter requires hands-on experience, although classes in woodworking and apprenticeships can help with developing carpentry skills. Sarah Bregel, Parents, 23 July 2025
Verb
Zhao received a 20-month ban in January 2023 after a match-fixing scandal that rocked the sport, the repercussions of which meant he was classed as an amateur at this event and needed to get through four rounds of qualifying to reach the Crucible – a grueling run to the title that began on April 7. Reuters, CNN Money, 5 May 2025 The most recent piece of legislation, authored by state Rep. AJ Louderback (R) and voted unanimously out of a Texas House committee Wednesday night, would take a step toward opening up the program to geothermal projects by officially classing them as dispatchable. Saul Elbein, The Hill, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for class
Recent Examples of Synonyms for class
Noun
  • In fact, the size of ants governs the entire structure of their colonies, which are meticulously organized into multiple castes that fulfill specialized roles.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2025
  • Irving Thalberg, born in 1899, grew up in the genteel Brooklyn of German-Jewish doctors and rabbis, a world apart from Mayer’s rougher caste of Eastern European Jews hustling for scrap metal in cold maritime Canada.
    Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Noun
  • Sections of the park that will remain open include Funland, the golf course, the pickleball courts, tennis courts, disc golf area (red and blue courses), pavilion rentals and the Arkansas River Trail.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 1 Aug. 2025
  • There is one union that is welcome — of course, always — and its president is always welcome.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Noun
  • Just how much Wisconsin will have to pay, however, depends on that state’s SNAP payment error rate in coming years.
    Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 14 July 2025
  • According to Statista, the remote worker rate jumped from 13% in 2020 to 27% just two years later.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • This is the shift from being a coder to a code craftsperson—focusing on intentionality, experience, elegance and building systems that last.
    Deepa Shekhar, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
  • The Renaissance ideal suggests a fine and cultured society, with its crowds of gay ladies and gentlemen devoted to the pleasures and elegances of life—which excites my admiration, but not my sympathies.
    Henry Wiencek July 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • But to the predominantly Black, Mexican American, and Filipino youth wearing them, zoot suits were a declaration of cultural identity, a refusal to conform to white, working-class respectability politics, and a claim to visibility, fun, and dignity in spaces of racialized exclusion.
    Alexandra Jane, Essence, 31 July 2025
  • But simple steps can protect your personal information, bank account, and dignity.
    Justin Sablich, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
Verb
  • Only the 2021 Atlanta Braves ranked worse than 20th in strikeout rate during the regular season.
    Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 25 July 2025
  • Oklahoma’s defense ranked 29th in points allowed (21.5 ppg) nationally last season and sixth in the SEC for average yards against (318.2).
    Matt Byrne, Arkansas Online, 25 July 2025
Noun
  • The partners plan quarterly concerts featuring prominent musicians and a variety of classes for all experience levels.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 30 July 2025
  • The developments tend to support good construction jobs and have a low impact on traffic and the local school system due to modest employment levels.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Recent research shows that widely read authors, including J. K. Rowling, George R. R. Martin, and Dan Brown may be in this category.
    Alex Reisner, The Atlantic, 14 July 2025
  • But while the brand has offered men’s since the beginning under its Citizens of Humanity label, the category still accounts for only about 5 percent of overall sales.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 14 July 2025

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