Thesaurus results for CLASSIFICATION

classification

noun

ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən

as in category

one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic dinosaur remains that do not fit any existing classification

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Recent Examples of classification Industry analysts are closely watching changes to the longtime federal classification of marijuana as among the most dangerous and addictive drugs. —

Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 And that doesn’t include the fuel used in qualifying or in the other five classifications of cars that will be participating in the three days of racing in Long Beach. —

Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026 Building owners, represented by an umbrella group called the Realty Advisory Board on Labor Relations, want the workers to start paying health insurance premiums and want new hires to come in under a new job classification that the union says would be lower-paying. —

ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 The dispute kicked off last October when Meta, which owns Instagram, said the social media platform would restrict what users under the age of 18 can see through filters that mirrored the MPA’s PG-13 classification. —

Brent Lang, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classification

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What is emerging in the RV sector now is not simply a more advanced vehicle category.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 15 Apr. 2026
Research also suggests that travel is becoming the top discretionary spending category for affluent travelers.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2026