classes 1 of 2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

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classes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of class

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of classes
Noun
Then, through a program called Writers for Readers, those students teach free writing classes to the public at Kansas City Public Library locations. — Anne Kniggendorf, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 Visitors can also explore additional hands-on art classes for an extra fee. — Jp Shaffer, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 There are also plans for programming, with a range of classes and workshops. — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 Designed as a place to totally switch off, there are yoga classes in the morning, a massage ger, a resident shaman, and a sauna that looks over the dramatic landscapes of the Orkhon River. — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026 Many are enrolled in classes from elementary school to college in El Paso and there's a dedicated student pedestrian line at the downtown bridge that operates early weekday mornings. — Angela Kocherga, NPR, 26 Oct. 2026 Koenig taught acting classes at UCLA, at Actors Alley and elsewhere. — Carmel Dagan, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026 Atlanta Technical College said the campus was secured after the incident and that classes and operations resumed. — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 The Vampyre, on the other hand, can be surfaced in conversations around the predatory nature of ruling classes. — Maria Papadouris, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
Like the Wauwatosa location, the Mequon shop will be home to a classroom that can accommodate around 32 guests for entertainment, classes rentals and social gatherings, the business' owner, Orey Laev, told the Journal Sentinel in January. — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025 The district at the time intended to use it mostly for course predictions, which involves guessing which classes a student will enroll in based on their previous coursework. — Edsource, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classes
Noun
  • Tulu society is organized into several castes and communities, including Billavas, Shivalli Brahmins, Bunts, and Mogaveeras.
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Subterranean, drywood and dampwood, the three most common types of termites in the United States, all have reproductive castes capable of flying in swarms.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Prior Justice Department inspectors general have long complained about the limitations to their authority to investigate certain types of attorney misconduct.
    — Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Ninety-four percent of Americans recognize that repairing and upgrading transportation infrastructure helps these types of vehicles move people and goods more quickly and safely.
    — Kevin Blackwell, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • As social media continue to act as a cultural megaphone, content creators are now widely seen as an essential part of marketing for companies of all kinds, including retailers and coffee chains.
    — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Non-essential workers—executives, administrators, management of all kinds—disappeared into Zoom en masse across the country.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The system, called Parcoursup, handles applications to universities and other higher education courses.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Several courses of antibiotics failed to bring down his fever.
    — Rachel Melegrito, Scientific American, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Highfill maintains a covenant requiring utility rates to generate net revenues equal to at least 110% of maximum annual debt service on outstanding system bonds.
    — Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • With nearly 60 murders per day, South Africa has one of the world's highest crime rates, and several of Cape Town's townships are among the areas hardest hit by violent crime.
    — Julie Bourdin, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The outlet groups the service under cosmetic tattooing, sometimes marketed as semi-permanent makeup.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Noun
  • Those with high levels of hope had better later outcomes in health, education and employment.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The association advocates on behalf of counties at the state and federal levels and Knaus was frequently outspoken on issues involving California’s budget, health care and homelessness.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The alliance will fund work on species in the three highest-risk categories (endangered, critically endangered, and extinct in the wild), which together include more than 31,000 species.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The categories catching on right now The trend spans clothing, toys, photography and physical music formats.
    — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026

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“Classes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classes. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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