1
as in ranking
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 organizing
to put into a particular arrangement
classify the information you got from the Internet by source
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Recent Examples of classifying
Related Stories In a nutsell, the test arranged by the cutter’s union documented that AI tools are great for organizing, classifying and summarizing.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Cal Fire updated Saratoga’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone map in June, classifying some southwestern portions of the city as moderate or high fire hazard zones.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
The company released a partial patch in September, classifying pixnapping as CVE-2025-48561.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Originally designed for communications, these cables are now adapted to act as giant, passive sonar arrays capable of detecting, classifying, and tracking submarines, surface vessels, and other undersea activity across sea lanes.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Once this pretraining stage is complete, the next step is to tailor V-JEPA to accomplish specific tasks such as classifying images or identifying actions depicted in videos.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Forecasters give Sherrill an advantage, with both the Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball classifying the race as Leans Democrat.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Without establishing any link to last week’s shooting, the Republican president and members of his administration have discussed classifying some groups as domestic terrorists, ordering racketeering investigations and revoking tax-exempt status for progressive nonprofits.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
By classifying data, modeling usage scenarios and anticipating infringements, AI reduces risk for legal teams while supporting stronger evidentiary narratives in litigation.
—Joseph K. Hopkins, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
Cal Fire updated Saratoga’s Fire Hazard Severity Zone map in June, classifying some southwestern portions of the city as moderate or high fire hazard zones.
—Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025
The company released a partial patch in September, classifying pixnapping as CVE-2025-48561.
—PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Originally designed for communications, these cables are now adapted to act as giant, passive sonar arrays capable of detecting, classifying, and tracking submarines, surface vessels, and other undersea activity across sea lanes.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
Once this pretraining stage is complete, the next step is to tailor V-JEPA to accomplish specific tasks such as classifying images or identifying actions depicted in videos.
—Quanta Magazine, 3 Oct. 2025
Forecasters give Sherrill an advantage, with both the Cook Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball classifying the race as Leans Democrat.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Without establishing any link to last week’s shooting, the Republican president and members of his administration have discussed classifying some groups as domestic terrorists, ordering racketeering investigations and revoking tax-exempt status for progressive nonprofits.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
By classifying data, modeling usage scenarios and anticipating infringements, AI reduces risk for legal teams while supporting stronger evidentiary narratives in litigation.
—Joseph K. Hopkins, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classifying
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Much has already been written about the overwhelmingly negative reviews for the show, which some critics are ranking among the worst TV of all time.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Nov. 2025
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He's tied with Stafford and Maye for most completions on passes traveling longer than 20 yards downfield (17 each), while ranking first in completion rate on these throws by far (61 percent, with Hurts next at 52 percent).—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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The police department’s various districts are organizing fundraisers to send officers to National Police Week.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Something that makes any trip easier is organizing all my devices and their charging cables into one place.—
John Lonsdale,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Nov. 2025
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Before that time many devices, ornaments and distinguishing marks followed one another as official marks of the Corps.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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People would devote entire dissertations to developing techniques for distinguishing handwritten digits or for recognizing faces in images; then a deep-learning algorithm would digest the underlying data, discover the subtleties of the problem, and make those projects seem obsolete.—
James Somers,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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E-commerce transactions are managed end-to-end without friction, from building a shopping cart and applying discounts to arranging delivery and processing returns.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Join Chloe Mullen, a junior at Cathedral Catholic High School and member of the National Honor Society, for a special flower arranging workshop.—
Kris Slugg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Nov. 2025
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South Africa is already an important global actor, as a member of the G-20 and an early member of the BRICS grouping alongside Brazil, Russia, India, and China.—
Amaka Anku,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Oct. 2025
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For the annual Mansion in May show house, design firm Toledo Geller divided a long garden-level room with a pair of back-to-back sofas, grouping small card tables for tournaments on one side and a single pedestal table for cozier game nights on the other.—
Catherine Hong,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Oct. 2025
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In ordering the culling, CFIA repeatedly cited the need to prevent damage to the country’s nearly $7 billion poultry industry.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Participants are asked to avoid shopping, streaming, ordering online and purchasing fast food.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
6 Nov. 2025
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The committee spent four months categorizing, typing, and then proofreading 750 handwritten recipes to create the manuscript.—
Adrian Miller,
Southern Living,
28 Oct. 2025
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Like Perec’s, Latronico’s novel is interested in categorizing a consumerist milieu.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
25 Sep. 2025
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But the administration has turned its focus to largely urban areas instead of waterways, relegating the Coast Guard to a supporting role.—
Andy Rose 19 hr ago,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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But bubbly, unstrategic, free-spirited Tallulah also has a tendency to suck up all the oxygen in a city, relegating Maia to the role of sidekick.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Classifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classifying. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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