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
At a time when many classify Tesla’s austere and featureless interiors as luxurious, Volvo is trying to inject a different perspective into the market—one that relies not merely on leather, but also intricate textiles central to its Scandinavian heritage, including wool.
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 Jan. 2026
Beyond the high agreement among major party voters, 69% of independents also classify the debt as a top-tier economic problem.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The State Department regularly updates advisories and warnings for destinations around the world, classifying them from its lowest Level 1 advisory to its highest Level 4.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
The biggest change between TikTok's current and previous privacy policies lies in their treatment of location tracking, which is now explicitly classified as sensitive data in the 2026 version.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Adam Ismail, The Drive, 29 Jan. 2026
Beyond the high agreement among major party voters, 69% of independents also classify the debt as a top-tier economic problem.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
The State Department regularly updates advisories and warnings for destinations around the world, classifying them from its lowest Level 1 advisory to its highest Level 4.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
The biggest change between TikTok's current and previous privacy policies lies in their treatment of location tracking, which is now explicitly classified as sensitive data in the 2026 version.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
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Joseph’s most recent work in Denver, however, happens to be some of the most impressive as the unit ranked second in total defense, third in scoring and in the top-ten against both the run and pass.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The top three were ranked good, better, and best after the coach's signature catchphrase.—
Victor Jacobo,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Mountbatten-Windsor's name appears at least several hundred times in the documents, sometimes in news clippings, sometimes in Epstein's private email correspondence and in guest lists for dinners organized by Epstein.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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Early cash is seen as important for advertising and organizing ahead of the general election.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Jan. 2026
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But critics argue the law does not distinguish between responsible editorial judgment and censorship.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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Creating a dedicated deck for intimate meals—including formal five-course dinners prepared by the boat’s Ecuadorian chef with an all-inclusive wine and spirits menu—was central to distinguishing Hermes’s offering.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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The company has also arranged software escrow agreements in the US and Germany.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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Her shining brown curls are carefully arranged each morning, tied up with pink ribbon, festooned with flowers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Routes were ranked based on their average turbulence levels, with EDR values categorized as light, moderate, moderate-to-severe, severe and extreme.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Participants self-identified their chronotype — their natural preference for sleep-wake timing — and were categorized as morning, intermediate or evening types.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Bell has already ordered another season, as fans in China, Russia and around the world binge Season 1.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The outages have left ordinary Russians frequently unable to use their phones on the go — to make calls, order a taxi or pay for groceries.—
Yuliya Talmazan,
NBC news,
31 Jan. 2026
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The downside, of course, is that a lack of funding means the creators either need to relegate their work to side-project status while working day jobs or find independent sources of funding, which can shut out more junior creators or those without pre-existing resources.—
Cortney Harding,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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But others waiting appeared to burn with the indignation of an era in US-Cuban relations that until recently had been relegated to the history books.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Having the facility for similar activities grouped in locations so that work can be done efficiently.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the essay, Amodei predicts that by about 2027, cluster sizes, or the interconnected computing resources grouped together to train or power AI, will allow for the running of millions of AI instances, each operating at superhuman speed.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Classify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classify. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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