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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as in restricted
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Recent Examples of classified
Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
There were many more secret spy satellite programs on both sides, some of which continued to use film and, later, digital cameras, while others collected signals from antennas or other classified means.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Patients who reported moderate or worse problems (a score >11) were classified as having persistent symptoms.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Joseph Daniel Schmidt, 31, pleaded guilty in June to attempting to deliver and retain classified material, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
There were many more secret spy satellite programs on both sides, some of which continued to use film and, later, digital cameras, while others collected signals from antennas or other classified means.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Current ideas and efforts Last year, Johnson County classified fewer than 25,000 homes as attainable, which refers to homes that are $300,000 or less.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Patients who reported moderate or worse problems (a score >11) were classified as having persistent symptoms.
—New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classified
Verb
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That’s also the last time the Commodores were ranked in the top 10.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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He is currently ranked 22nd in the Schwab Cup standings.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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To compensate, Goddard administration arranged for food trucks on campus as an alternative option for employees.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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The functional centerpiece is a six-story staircase, which leads museumgoers past stone monuments and pharaonic statues arranged in reverse chronological order.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Leroy and his friend Pauly Russo (Rudy Mancuso) immediately notice the numerous restricted areas, which appear to interfere with sacred Indigenous grounds.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
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The process typically lasts only a few minutes per sheep and is done at least once a year to prevent health complications such as overheating, flystrike, and restricted movement caused by excess wool growth.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The two showers are grouped together because scientists believe that both the asteroid and the comet are fragments of a single, much larger object that broke up some 20,000 years ago, leaving a collection of debris known collectively as the Encke Complex.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
30 Oct. 2025
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The best of those are Horn’s recent sculptures made of glass that are grouped together on the floor in two places of the exhibition.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Yfxcvsl Stackable Storage Unit keeps these items organized in four spacious compartments.—
Sian Babish,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Jamaican Women of Florida Donation Drive JWOF, an organization dedicated to empowering Jamaican women in Florida, organized a donation drive with several drop-off locations in Broward and Palm Beach.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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All calls are toll-free and confidential.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Your child can handle the responsibility of keeping personal information confidential.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For Bransten, who has experience across retail, fashion, and enterprise technology, Ralph Lauren’s clarity of vision distinguished them from their peers.—
Tharin Pillay,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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But while refrigerators, washers, and climate controls filled the booth, the Intrinity Fan distinguished itself through innovation.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Cabrales-Arzola ordered a ride-hailing service just 35 minutes after entering the apartment, but neither of the women left until Pearce carried them out the following afternoon and dropped them off at different hospitals.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The divorce was finalized in February 2019, and ordered McCrary to pay $1,366 per month in child support ($916 as a base amount, plus $415 in child-care costs), according to documents obtained by PEOPLE at the time.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classified. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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