classifications

plural of classification

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of classifications All are top-25 teams in their classifications, according to Maxwell, but projected to finish outside the top 32 in their classes. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 27 Oct. 2026 These classifications can help businesses decide what products or services to advertise. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 Both classifications require a valid motorcycle license for street operation, as well as DMV registration, license plate, insurance and full motorcycle equipment. — Julie Sharp, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026 Movement analysis There was plenty of movement in Class 6A, while the other classifications didn’t have any shakeups. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026 Media owners need consistent naming and venue classifications, accurate geolocation and specifications, current imagery, and clear creative capabilities across planning and programmatic platforms. — Denys Kanel, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Since launching on the Zooniverse platform in October 2021, the project has attracted nearly 23,000 volunteers, who have completed more than 12 million classifications, according to its website. — Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026 Large users should be placed in appropriate rate classifications and required to pay the full costs of the generation, transmission and infrastructure needed to serve them. — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classifications
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
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

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

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