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
  • Saab has not disclosed all the technical specifications of the AMB D, including its detailed detection performance against individual target types.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Like talking to other people with different perspectives, users could provide an extensive prompt to give chatbots a pretend personality that can simulate different types of people.
    — Roger Beaty, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Deeply unsettling, this adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s story details a world where birds of all kinds suddenly decide to start attacking humans.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Chatbots of all kinds were known to be agreeable well before this.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Harpers Magazine, 27 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
  • Big changes to the exchange include expiring financial assistance, rising rates, potential delays in working with a broker, new restrictions on immigrants, and stricter enrollment checks.
    — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The jobs report arrives with inflation running well above the Fed's 2% target, potentially forcing central bankers to raise rates in the coming months after making no change at last week's policy meeting.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 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
  • Well, yes, this Court is an illegitimate Court on a number of levels.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026
  • That means cybersecurity requires further levels of verification to ensure agents are only acting as they are permissioned and empowered to do.
    — Michael Miebach, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The complete list of Power 100 honorees — leaders chosen across 11 categories — is available on the Ebony website.
    — Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The three shorts categories – animated, documentary and live action – already use qualifying festivals, as does documentary feature.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Classes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classes. Accessed 3 Nov. 2026.

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