classing

present participle of class

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for classing
Verb
  • Those deaths aren't counted in our statistics, and that's primarily because of the difficulty in classifying those deaths in a disaster.
    Melody Schreiber, NPR, 13 Dec. 2024
  • The National Labor Relations Board issued a complaint Wednesday against the popular Netflix dating show, classifying its stars as employees and accusing the program of several labor violations.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The military men are more distinct, largely because they’re either played by somewhat familiar faces — including Will Poulter, as Captain Erik, the head of the initial operation — or have distinguishing features, like the mustache on Elliott (Cosmo Jarvis), the head sniper.
    Manohla Dargis, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
  • With that in mind, Singleton emphasizes the importance of distinguishing between privacy and anonymity.
    Gene Marks, Forbes.com, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Classing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classing. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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