reclassify

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Recent Examples of reclassify The effort to reclassify the drug was stalled during the Biden administration amid resistance from the Drug Enforcement Agency, the New York Times reported. Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025 Former President Joe Biden's Department of Health and Human Services first made the recommendation to reclassify the drug in 2023. Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 12 Aug. 2025 The Biden Administration moved to reclassify marijuana as a Schedule III drug—a ranking that would lower criminal penalties for it—though officials did not finalize their plans before leaving office. Solcyré Burga, Time, 11 Aug. 2025 Trump weighs major marijuana policy move that would reclassify the plant. FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reclassify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclassify
Verb
  • Yet Britain failed to capitalize on the success, underestimating the American ability to regroup and continue fighting.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Belichick and his staff need to regroup and figure out how to fix things.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The proposal would follow a Department of Justice recommendation and lead the DEA to take public comments on a plan to recategorize marijuana.
    Jordan Green, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The official stated aim was to disrupt the flow of narcotics into the United States, with Venezuela identified as a central route used by trafficking organizations.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
  • He was then identified as the suspect in the video footage and arrested.
    Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Lockhart was also the recipient of two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, one recognizing her motion picture work, the other honoring her television career.
    Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Anguilla was also recognized by Travel + Leisure’s 2025 World’s Best Awards as one of the top islands globally — and the highest-ranked in the Caribbean — earning praise for its friendly hospitality, diverse cuisine and luxury resorts.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Navigating the world of priming serums can be a slippery slope due to heavy formulas and glitter-like ingredients that clump upon application.
    Tatayana Yomary, Essence, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The tree branches are pretty clumped together, versus having lots of individual limbs to bend.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The commission agreed there was evidence he had been tortured and referred his claim back to the same court that had sent him to prison.
    Omar Jimenez, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Council members, during a City Council meeting, can refer staff to place an item on a future agenda with the support of another council member.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Kiser later filed a lawsuit to keep records about her son’s death out of public view.
    Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The arrests stem from a warrant and criminal complaint filed by the Phelps County Attorney’s Office following a police investigation.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What Happens Next Both the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball classify the New Hampshire Senate race as Leans Democrat.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
  • MacKinnon had a game-high eight shots on goal, including at least two that can only be classified as great saves by Vejmelka.
    Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 22 Oct. 2025

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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclassify. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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