RECLASSIFY Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

reclassify

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Definition of reclassify

as in to regroup

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Recent Examples of reclassify The job market hasn’t disappeared but has been quietly reclassified as a service economy, with the candidate as the customer. — Ascend Agency, Mercury News, 20 May 2026 Pluto was long considered our ninth planet, but in 2006 the International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet. — CBS News, 4 May 2026 Kennedy is pushing the FDA to reclassify 12 of the 19 restricted peptides, which would allow US companies—like Enhanced—to compound and sell them through legitimate domestic channels. — Clara Molot, Vanity Fair, 30 Apr. 2026 The move to reclassify medical marijuana products as Schedule III drugs applies only to those products certified by state-level medical cannabis programs. — Carey S. Cadieux, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reclassify

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Now college programs can offer full scholarships (think SEC), but rosters dropped to a maximum 34 players last season, forcing coaches to revise and regroup.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Players and coaches are away from team facilities, taking time to regroup before training camp commences at the end of July.

— The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of regroup

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And Blanche invoked that streamlined process to recategorize medical marijuana.

— Bill Chappell, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Cumming said the city refused to comply with a subpoena by trying to recategorize it as a request under the Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA), per advice from an attorney with the Maryland Office of the Attorney General (OAG).

— Adam Thompson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026

Definition of recategorize

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No deaths have been reported and the source of the cyclospora infections hasn’t been identified.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Ahead of the law taking effect, SANDAG released a draft map in June identifying which transit stops will be subject to new high-density zoning.

— Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2026

Definition of identify

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Rather than genetically engineering immune cells, as is sometimes done for other therapies, researchers identify T cells in the patient that naturally recognize three proteins that are found in many brain tumors.

— Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 14 July 2026
The website received six nominations from the awards body, which recognizes excellence in arts and entertainment journalism.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 14 July 2026

Definition of recognize

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As is the case with most of Oleszko’s work, the title is a pun, referring both to this figure’s act of blowing into its instrument as well as a phrase that denotes an overly prideful person.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
The panel last week referred two complaints to the Brown County district attorney’s office, according to the AP.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Definition of refer

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Now a union spokesperson says employees might file a complaint with a state board intended to protect public employees.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Frevola and Cutbirth have filed a separate lawsuit against the Florida House over its handling of the investigations, alleging that the investigative reports left out key details.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

Definition of file

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The Education Department initially classified only 11 fields as professional, leaving out areas including nursing, physical therapy and education.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Devine told me that e-bike and moped marketing is confusing and regulations keeping e-bikes safely classified are cloudy.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026

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