1
as in to rank
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 to organize
to put into a particular arrangement
classify the information you got from the Internet by source
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Recent Examples of classify
The bird had long been classified as part of the same species as Ijima’s Leaf Warbler.
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
As of March 25, a cause of death has not been determined, including whether her death can be classified as a homicide.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 26 Mar. 2026
Like Wright’s past games, this one would be about tinkering, about trial and error, about classifying and reclassifying and watching as one’s psyche-map changed.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
This section of 29th is classified as a high injury network by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization.
—Peter Blanchard, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
As of March 25, a cause of death has not been determined, including whether her death can be classified as a homicide.
—Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 26 Mar. 2026
Like Wright’s past games, this one would be about tinkering, about trial and error, about classifying and reclassifying and watching as one’s psyche-map changed.
—Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
This section of 29th is classified as a high injury network by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization.
—Peter Blanchard, IndyStar, 25 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classify
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Here are three stocks favored by some of Wall Street's top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
22 Mar. 2026
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Waddle ranked 38th in the NFL in targets last year in Miami, and tied for 60th the year before.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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There will be five protests organized inside the perimeter of I-285 in Atlanta on Saturday.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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An agent named Gaskell — powered by OpenClaw and Anthropic’s API — emailed me Monday about a tech networking event organized by a team of seven agents, overseen by three humans.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
27 Mar. 2026
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Against that backdrop, Emanuel has distinguished himself by issuing a series of proposals that often address issues at the center of the Democratic debate.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
23 Mar. 2026
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Against that backdrop, Emanuel has distinguished himself by issuing a series of proposals that often address issues at the center of the Democratic debate.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The academy had been looking for a venue that offered greater control over how the show is staged, including how the audience is arranged and how the room is used for both the broadcast and the live event.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Mar. 2026
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Trump administration officials are working to arrange a meeting in Pakistan this weekend to discuss an off-ramp to the war in Iran, two senior administration officials told CNN.—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
26 Mar. 2026
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The finding determined that six greenhouse gases could be categorized as dangerous to human health under the Clean Air Act.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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Then, by categorizing values by risk, the platform can reportedly identify high-value customers, first-time buyers, return abusers and fraudsters.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2026
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He was ordered to be remanded and is due back in court on the conspiracy charge on May 4.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
22 Mar. 2026
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In the terms of his bond conditions, prosecutors ordered Ludwig to stay off the airport’s premises, according to the court document.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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The move — which was not originally on the agenda for the State University System’s Board of Governors — will effectively relegate introductory sociology to an elective starting this fall, removing it from the core curriculum taken by most undergraduates.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Mar. 2026
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If the florets are grouped in calyxes, are the florets all the same, or are some cone shaped and others tongue shaped?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Operators can group drones into multifunctional swarms for complex missions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Classify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classify. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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