CLASSIFYING Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

classifying

verb

Definition of classifying next

present participle of classify

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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Relevance

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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 The team began sorting through possible origins for this high-energy neutrino particle by acting like cosmic forensic detectives, classifying the detection of the particle as a crime scene and hunting for potential clues that point toward a culprit. —

Robert Lea, Space.com, 28 May 2026 Researchers debuted an inventory for classifying apocalyptic belief, comprising anthropogenic causality, theogenic causality, imminence, personal control, and the question of whether the end is a good or bad thing. —

Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 The payload was flagged by 27 antivirus engines as malicious, classifying it as Trojan and infostealer. —

Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 21 May 2026 There's an emerging market for concierge and longevity clinics, where physicians are offering unregulated peptides by classifying them as supplements rather than as drugs to enhance specific functions rather than treat disease. —

Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 12 May 2026 But as other reality-TV subgenres similarly flourished over the two-plus decades since, the Emmys responded by micro-classifying the shows and pushing most of them to the Creative Arts ceremony. —

Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 May 2026 Rising costs already limit access to higher education for many, and recent federal policies incorrectly classifying nursing as a nonprofessional degree will only further restrict access to financing for nursing school applicants. —

Nicholas A. Giordano, STAT, 8 May 2026 The International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the organization responsible for classifying celestial bodies. —

Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 Isaacman is referring to the American astronomer who discovered Pluto in 1930, classifying it as a planet. —

Frank Landymore, Futurism, 29 Apr. 2026

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With their power ranking for the playoffs and their youth, the Diablos carried the profile of an underdog.

— Dan Albano, Oc Register, 31 May 2026
Justice Department lawyers asked Eaton to allow one or two of Scott’s deputies to appear in his place, arguing that as a high-ranking presidential appointee, the CBP chief could not be compelled to testify in court.

— Mae Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026