CLASSIFYING Synonyms: 92 Similar and Opposite Words

classifying

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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 Whether the law survives looming legal challenges—rooted in a 1933 state Supreme Court ruling classifying income as property—remains an open question. —

Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026 By classifying sports betting as a public health issue and imposing rigid federal standards, the proposal also significantly limits the autonomy of the states, which have been primarily responsible for the legalization and regulation of this sector since 2018. —

Cláudia Nunes, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2026 Like Wright’s past games, this one would be about tinkering, about trial and error, about classifying and reclassifying and watching as one’s psyche-map changed. —

Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026 That includes House Bill 1117, which would require Maryland Medicaid and other state programs to cover monitoring devices by classifying them as medical equipment for individuals at higher risk of elopement. —

Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2026 McCurdy cautions against classifying Holiday as a blues singer and pigeonholing her into an age and culture. —

Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026 On Tuesday, its central bank approved an emergency support package to let banks draw down reserves, ease liquidity requirements, and delay classifying loans as non-performing for customers hit by the current crisis. —

Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 18 Mar. 2026 An officer wrote a report this week, classifying it as fourth-degree intentional damage to property, after receiving information last month. —

Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 11 Mar. 2026 His team uses taxonomy — the science of naming and classifying species — to formalize new names from field notes. —

Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 27 Feb. 2026

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Alejandro Boyco, a researcher at the Institute of Peruvian Studies, said the Senate will appoint and sanction high-ranking officials, including the country’s ombudsman, Constitutional Court members and some central bank directors.

— Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Engel served as ranking member and chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the final years of his tenure.

— Mark Prussin, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026