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
Unlike many other styles, there are no lists published by the chart company centered around pop that focus entirely on streams or sales, since most music that is not classified as any other genre is thought of as pop.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Scientists had reportedly struggled to classify these organisms for ages, due to their tiny size and simple structures.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
About the northern snakehead fish The northern snakehead fish is aggressive, predatory, native to Asia and federally classified as invasive.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Since October, seven deaths have been classified as suicides, a number that is already the most for any fiscal year in the agency’s history.
—Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Scientists had reportedly struggled to classify these organisms for ages, due to their tiny size and simple structures.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 28 May 2026
About the northern snakehead fish The northern snakehead fish is aggressive, predatory, native to Asia and federally classified as invasive.
—Carolyn Gusoff, CBS News, 27 May 2026
Since October, seven deaths have been classified as suicides, a number that is already the most for any fiscal year in the agency’s history.
—Ryan J. Foley, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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Despite those actions, the Center for Effective Lawmaking, a joint project from Vanderbilt University and the University of Virginia that analyzes items moving through Congress, ranked DeGette as below average in effectiveness in eight of 14 terms analyzed.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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More than two months into the season the Red Sox still rank among MLB’s most disappointing clubs, and a wholesale staff purge has done little to change the team’s fortunes.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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In her 2008 work Mirror Play, San Francisco Poets Theatre Beloved’s Carla Harryman employs a field of speakers as an engine for organizing meaning between interior perception and exterior reality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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The organizing body is the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), in association with the Taipei Computer Association (TCA).—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2026
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Implicit in Schulze’s remark is what distinguished the Hairy Who from their Pop counterparts on the East Coast.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The results highlight an important boundary in early social cognition and offer insight into how infants distinguish between human and artificial agents.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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Police in Las Vegas arranged for him to be arrested and then extradited to California, Clark said.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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Nearby, the Rum Vault is a small room stashed with bottles and bottles of the spirit, arranged like a library according to the producing region.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Those categorized as lower risk were treated with hormone therapy alone.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 May 2026
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Prediction markets sell event contracts — so they’re also categorized and regulated differently from traditional forms of gambling.—
Wyatte Grantham-Philips,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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About a week before their return to the state championship game, the Hornets’ catcher’s communication equipment broke, leaving them little time to order a replacement.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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Louisiana is currently using a map ordered by a lower court in 2024 to comply with the Voting Rights Act by including a second district with a majority-Black population.—
JACK BROOK,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2026
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Carolina has used a relatively strict two-man rotation at the position under head coach Dave Canales, so Etienne is going to need to carve out a role on offense in specific packages or be relegated to return duties, similar to his rookie season.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2026
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Then came an unexpected January benching for Clarkson, who was relegated to the bench as Brown opted for Landry Shamet to fill in those minutes.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
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The women who flocked to Jung are sometimes grouped together condescendingly as Jungfrauen (Jung women), and in some ways Fröbe-Kapteyn might fall into this category of groupies.—
Eliza Goodpasture,
ARTnews.com,
3 June 2026
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The producers are grouped into 18 categories.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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“Classify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classify. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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