as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
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Recent Examples of classed
Hong Kong was last battered by a super typhoon in September 2023, when Saola, classed as one of Hong Kong’s strongest-ever storms, halted flight operations for all airlines for 20 hours.
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Danny Lee, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
The researchers were interested in four music types classed as joyful, soft, stirring (passionate) and sad.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
At the start of the summer of 2024, media reports claimed Garnacho had been classed as one of the club’s three ‘untouchable’ players that not even the largest transfer fee would prise from Old Trafford.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The World Health Organisation has classed UV-emitting tanning devices as carcinogenic to humans since 2009.
—Lucy Abbersteen, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
But what has followed this summer can certainly be classed as radical, not just by Liverpool’s standards but also by those of title-winning teams more widely.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Danny Lee, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025
The researchers were interested in four music types classed as joyful, soft, stirring (passionate) and sad.
—New Atlas, 2 Sep. 2025
At the start of the summer of 2024, media reports claimed Garnacho had been classed as one of the club’s three ‘untouchable’ players that not even the largest transfer fee would prise from Old Trafford.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
The World Health Organisation has classed UV-emitting tanning devices as carcinogenic to humans since 2009.
—Lucy Abbersteen, Refinery29, 19 Aug. 2025
But what has followed this summer can certainly be classed as radical, not just by Liverpool’s standards but also by those of title-winning teams more widely.
—Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classed
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Pears and apples also each have a low glycemic index (GI), classified at 55 or less.—
Cristina Mutchler,
Verywell Health,
23 Sep. 2025
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This shift has left over 2 million young men now classified as NEET—meaning not in employment, education, or training—with average student debt nearing $40,000.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
22 Sep. 2025
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As accolades continue to come Michigan’s way as a popular destination for travelers — a recent USA Today poll ranked Mackinac Island in northern Michigan as the top spot in the nation to visit for fall — the state’s Pure Michigan campaign is airing nationally, touting the Great Lakes State.—
Carol Cain,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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In a separate measure, Florida ranked 30th nationwide for how well student borrowers are able to repay loans.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
27 Sep. 2025
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In the Sacramento area, the state’s independent redistricting commission has typically grouped Asian communities in Elk Grove and Sacramento’s Pocket, Florin and Lemon Hill neighborhoods together.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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For larger organizations, sequencing migration into logical waves—grouped by business function, data sensitivity or technical dependencies—is essential.—
Carl D'Halluin,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Period ambiance is kept low-key, mostly relegated to deftly chosen golden oldies (including a closing Sinatra track) that abet Kim Hong-jip and Lee Jin-hee’s original score.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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That would be the rotation as currently constructed, but would mean that Senga never gets called back up after being relegated to the minors to figure out his mechanics.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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Pendleton first went to work in San Diego teaching math at Memorial Junior High School in Logan Heights, and distinguished herself almost immediately.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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This fish, distinguished by its long whisker-like barbels and unique dorsal fin, was found in a small stream within a deep gorge.—
Real-Time News team,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Classed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classed. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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