reclassify

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Recent Examples of reclassify The Justice Department and Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) are also speeding up the process to reclassify recreational marijuana during a hearing in June. Tara Lynch, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026 But since that directive, progress to reclassify cannabis has largely stalled, with the Drug Enforcement Administration review still ongoing and no final decision on moving marijuana from Schedule I to the lesser Schedule III. Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026 Aware that Native Americans have a long history of dice games, Madden created a checklist of specific attributes of historical Native American dice to reclassify older artifacts. Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 The measure, which was the least specific of the four endorsed Wednesday, would reclassify online travel companies as hotel operators to increase how much of their hotel transactions would be subject to the city’s hotel tax, formally known as a transient-occupancy tax. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reclassify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclassify
Verb
  • This structure has allowed the Iranian regime to survive decapitation strikes, and to regroup and fight back.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Tamas also said there’s excitement about the opportunity a conference tournament presents, particularly for teams that may have battled injuries during the season but can regroup late for a run.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Additional details were not immediately available, and the homeowner declined to be identified or comment further.
    Ashley Mackin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Police identified Delgado-Cordoba as a suspect through his rideshare profile, social media and DNA.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lopez will be recognized at a May 20 luncheon in Sacramento during California Classified School Employees Week.
    City News Service, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Until recently, history has largely recognized this foolish law as a New Deal mistake.
    Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Witzburg referred, explicitly and indirectly, to several high-profile dust-ups between her office and Johnson’s.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The report recommended that Sanchez refer the case for further investigation by state authorities.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • No charges were immediately filed.
    Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Tona Henderson, an Idaho resident who has worked for decades to get Idaho included in the program, warned of scammers charging people to help file claims.
    Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • He was charged with battery and burglary of an unoccupied dwelling in September 2023, and with battery that May — both classified in court records as misdemeanors.
    Claudia Lauer, Sun Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The species is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, a classification that reflects both the remaining threats facing the animals and the significant progress conservation efforts have made.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Continue stirring and splashing in water, aiming for where the flour has not yet clumped and shaking the bowl (or scraping down the sides) as needed to incorporate all the flour, until the mixture forms small, irregularly sized clumps, about rice- or pea-sized.
    The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
  • When wet, faux fur can quickly become matted or clumped, which can damage its texture.
    Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026

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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclassify. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.

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