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Definition of classifiednext
as in restricted

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verb

past tense of classify
1
as in ranked
to arrange or assign according to type classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity

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2
as in arranged
to put into a particular arrangement classify the information you got from the Internet by source

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Recent Examples of classified
Adjective
This is especially useful for gleaning information about classified or proprietary satellite designs, extending a new avenue for international and corporate espionage to the high frontier. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026 The ministerial meeting primarily addressed mass-market, peer-to-peer resale platforms and open classified sites handling massive volumes of uncurated, low-cost goods, de Coutard says. — Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
Verb
In 2023, the FDA classified 19 peptides as unsafe to be compounded, a process where a specialized pharmacy mixing ingredients that are specific for a patient. — ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026 Incoming documents are split up, classified and attached to individual shipments. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 28 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for classified
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classified
  1. restricted
  2. ranked
  3. arranged
  4. confidential
  5. grouped
  6. organized
  7. top secret
  8. distinguished
Adjective
  • Miami shot 14 of 25 within the restricted area in the first half before finishing 26 of 43 at the rim.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The violence and insecurity have displaced many and restricted health workers’ access to communities affected by Ebola.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of restricted
Verb
  • The human beings are not freely dispersed around the central figure of God, in this panel, but ranked in strict tiers from the lowest unfortunates to the highest saints.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Cotality ranked states using a risk-scoring model that measures the severity and likelihood of extreme-weather perils.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of ranked
Verb
  • The Ohio State University The team explored several Scentronic designs, including a lightweight wristband with two scent channels, a necklace with five arranged like pearls on a string, and a handheld five-channel version.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2026
  • There is also concrete poetry—writing arranged in images or geometric forms—a tradition that can be traced to ancient instances of shaped poetry.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of arranged
Adjective
  • In April, a US Army soldier was arrested and charged with using confidential information to make $410,000 in Polymarket bets on the timing of the military’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Keeping the information confidential was consistent with state protocol, a spokesperson in his department said, adding that it was still shared with local health officials.
    — Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of confidential
Verb
  • Iran qualified and has been grouped with Syria, China and Kyrgyzstan for the league stage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In a two-page editorial published in 1976, Katzman argued that some instances of early- and late-onset dementia should be grouped together as Alzheimer’s disease.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of grouped
Verb
  • The group has organized several listening events, at venues from the Museum of Old and New Art in Tasmania to the Angel Orensanz Center, housed in a 175-year-old former synagogue in New York.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • XPeng shared footage of the test on October 23, following a drive organized by Chinese automotive platform BitAuto, also known as Yiche.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of organized
Adjective
  • The whole thing felt like kabuki theater, because voter rolls are not exactly top secret.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The Savant is based on a 2019 Cosmopolitan article about the top secret investigator Chastain plays, online extremism, and political violence.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of top secret
Verb
  • Ramsay created three similar pocket watches for James VI in the early 1600s, with the present example distinguished by four emblems on the case edge that are associated with the kingdoms of Scotland, England, Ireland and France under the king.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The $239 Carson boot is done in rich black suede, with a silhouette distinguished by relaxed ruching and accented by beads for an edgy-meets-free-spirited vibe.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
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