as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
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Recent Examples of classed
With its refined silhouette, subtle logo detailing, and classic colors—from black to a fall-ready burgundy—the elegant accessory can be dressed down for coffee runs and classed up for date nights.
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Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025
Both the Maldives and Equatorial Guinea are classed as level two.
—News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Oct. 2025
Both the Maldives and Equatorial Guinea are classed as level two.
—News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—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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If a storm originates in the North Atlantic, central North Pacific, or eastern North Pacific, it is classified as a hurricane.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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Marijuana was banned federally in 1970 with the passage of the Controlled Substances Act, which classified marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
14 Oct. 2025
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His work in the run game was particularly notable, taking a run game that ranked 31st in explosive run rate in 2023 to third best in 2024.—
Ted Nguyen,
New York Times,
11 Oct. 2025
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This one had a slightly more subtle flavor, so many of our editors ranked this one around the middle of the pack.—
Melinda Salchert,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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Despite being grouped together with the villains who slashed their way through the ’80s (and, to a lesser extent, the ’90s), Freddy has always been unique.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
9 Oct. 2025
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Called the Marriott Bonvoy Outdoors, the stays are grouped by the types of activities travelers seek, whether that’s hiking near alpine lakes, snorkeling among coral reefs teeming with fish, or getting cozy in a cabin in the woods.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
30 Sep. 2025
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Luton were relegated from the Championship last season, having dropped down from the Premier League the year before.—
Luke Bosher,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Instead, it was relegated to yet another anticlimactic episode of What Might Have Been.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
11 Oct. 2025
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What to do in Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela is the last destination of the Camino de Santiago religious pilgrimage, with its historic center distinguished as a UNESCO World Heritage site.—
Chris Dong,
AFAR Media,
9 Oct. 2025
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In 2018 Marti DeLiemaof the University of Minnesota observed that the lack of a trustworthy network of friends or family best distinguished the older adults who had been defrauded from those who had not.—
Madhusree Mukerjee,
Scientific American,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Classed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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