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
He was classified as minimum security, the lowest custody level in the prison.
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Between 1991 and 1992, Kansas City police recorded 59 bias crimes, but only one was classified as a gay bashing.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
Certainly, the solution lies in the utilization of big data and artificial intelligence to classify patients and predict prior to surgery who is likely to benefit the most with lowest complication rate.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
This component classifies requests and forwards to the WAF just the ones needing inspection, such as dynamic content requests, and offloads the WAF by caching responses.
—Alexander Krizhanovsky, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Between 1991 and 1992, Kansas City police recorded 59 bias crimes, but only one was classified as a gay bashing.
—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2025
Certainly, the solution lies in the utilization of big data and artificial intelligence to classify patients and predict prior to surgery who is likely to benefit the most with lowest complication rate.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
This component classifies requests and forwards to the WAF just the ones needing inspection, such as dynamic content requests, and offloads the WAF by caching responses.
—Alexander Krizhanovsky, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classify
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The Thunder ranked 24th in Sportico’s NBA team valuations in September at $3.55 billion.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
1 July 2025
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While Clark was first in fan votes, and third among the media, her fellow WNBA players ranked her ninth among the guards.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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Lucile Bluford Day in KC The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated - Beta Omega Chapter is organizing events in honor of Bluford on Tuesday at the Kansas City Public Library.—
Ramal Nasim,
Kansas City Star,
30 June 2025
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Turing patterns explain how groups of cells can organize themselves into distinct organs and limbs.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
30 June 2025
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At just under 6-5 without shoes, Tre distinguishes himself as an outside shooter.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
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How does history distinguish knaves from legendary figures?—
W.E. Gutman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 July 2025
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In addition to their other tasks, house cleaners will arrange little items like these neatly.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
30 June 2025
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Similar to a puzzle, the goal is for kids to arrange the strings in a way that fits within the board’s pattern.—
Laura Lu,
Parents,
30 June 2025
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Many wealthy families categorize art as conventional investments, like stocks or bonds.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Generally, a rare disease is categorized as one that affects less than 200,000 Americans.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 June 2025
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Some of those claims were dismissed by a judge in 2024, but the lawsuit was still ordered to move forward; in June, however, Lizzo filed an appeal aimed at shutting it down for good on the grounds that the dancers’ claims clashed with her First Amendment rights.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
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The company has been ordering fireworks a year in advance, Marietta said.—
Tim Hrenchir,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Cameron Payne was relegated to the end of the bench by the conference finals.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
30 June 2025
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But Pavard had an exit clause in his contract, and Stuttgart was relegated to the second division that season.—
Manuel Veth,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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They were grouped into AI specialists (with an interest in Agri-Food) and food and agribusiness leaders (with interests in applications of AI).—
Aidan Connolly,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Vancouver, Canada Source: A ranking by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) based on an assessment of 30 indicators grouped into five categories, including stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 June 2025
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“Classify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classify. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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