reclassify

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Recent Examples of reclassify Toney was a four-star prospect out of Plantation American Heritage and reclassified from the Class of 2026 to enroll at Miami a year early. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025 However, new research suggests that some of these subpopulations may be different enough to warrant reclassifying them as distinct mammal species. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025 Trump is expected to sign another executive order in the next few weeks that would formally reclassify certain federal job positions as Schedule Policy/Career. Amy Lieberman, The Conversation, 14 May 2025 Lamont’s proposal would raise the cap from its current $3.9 billion to $4.4 billion in fiscal year 2026 and reclassify an additional $300 million to bypass the limit entirely—redirecting nearly $1 billion that would go toward debt reduction to fund near-term political priorities. Andrew Fowler, Hartford Courant, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for reclassify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclassify
Verb
  • In the absence of alternative local governance emerging in areas where Hamas had been decimated or pushed out, its fighters gradually regrouped and regained control, continuing to treat civilians as shields and to police the entry of outside aid.
    Assaf Orion, Foreign Affairs, 3 June 2025
  • This time, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau called a timeout for his team to regroup, and Bryant probably needed the stoppage as well.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 1 June 2025
Verb
  • When mistakes are low-consequence, smart leaders recategorize errors as learning opportunities, evolutionary misguidance and situational myopia rather than doling out errors with penalties and professional purgatory.
    Nuala Walsh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The reintroduced bill would recategorize cranial prosthetics as durable medical equipment covered under the Social Security Act.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Oct. 2021
Verb
  • Miami-Dade Fire Rescue pronounced the driver, who was not identified, dead at the scene.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 6 June 2025
  • Weaver, who helped launch USAID's NTD Program in 2006, says that one of the principal aims of the program in the early years was to identify the most effective and efficient strategies.
    Patrick Adams, NPR, 5 June 2025
Verb
  • So that we're all being recognized is what matters most.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • Longtime fans of the show will recognize this as some of June’s voiceover from the very first episode.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 27 May 2025
Verb
  • Rinsing removes excess starch, which helps keep the rice grains separate and fluffy rather than clumping together and forming a gooey mass, Olivia Roszkowski, chef-instructor of Plant-Based Culinary Arts at the Institute of Culinary Education’s New York City campus, tells SELF.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 13 May 2025
  • Scientists are inching ever closer to figuring out the biophysical rules that govern how and why those first cells clumped up and stuck together.
    Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • No one from the CDC was in the video, and CDC officials referred questions about the announcement to Kennedy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • Following the appointment, the doctor can refer to their notes from the medical AI scribe to determine the next steps, such as introducing a new prescription or referring the patient to a specialist.
    Rakhee Langer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Neither Blanco nor federal prosecutors have filed motions since the jurors testified, though they are expected to do so in the coming months with arguments about whether Patron should be granted a new trial.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
  • The Initial Court Challenges The parties then filed competing actions to vacate or confirm the award.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • Some would impose net neutrality requirements or classify ISPs as utilities, the filing said.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
  • Birders and organizations such as the American Ornithological Society have always classified them as separate species.
    Elay Shech, The Conversation, 30 May 2025

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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclassify. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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