as in classified
to arrange or assign according to type
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Recent Examples of classed
Although the feature, which premiered in Annecy on Monday, is classed as an animation his role involved performance capture rather than only his voice.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
The frightening implications of prediction markets Watching from across the Atlantic, all five experts were relieved that Europe, currently, does not have to contend with prediction markets — an increasingly popular betting platform which is not yet technically classed as gambling.
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Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Yet impostor syndrome is usually classed as an unfounded belief of low self-worth.
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
The traditional Indian whiskies that dominate the volume market are often made from molasses rather than grain, which means that elsewhere in the world they would not technically be classed as whisky.
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Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
European powers have rallied behind Cyprus, a member of the European Union, since the attack on the RAF Akrotiri base, which is classed as a British Overseas Territory.
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Omer Bekin,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
In New York City, which canceled classed Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that schools would reopen for in person learning on Tuesday, raising questions about how feasible that is with snow still piled along sidewalks.
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ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
The drones were large and likely of military specification, and the incident was classed as a hybrid attack by Irish officials, according to the Irish news outlet The Journal, which cited security services in the country.
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Emmet Lyons,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
After initially being classified as a sudden death report, the investigation is now being classed as a murder case, the outlet stated, citing local police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus.
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Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
The frightening implications of prediction markets Watching from across the Atlantic, all five experts were relieved that Europe, currently, does not have to contend with prediction markets — an increasingly popular betting platform which is not yet technically classed as gambling.
—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
Yet impostor syndrome is usually classed as an unfounded belief of low self-worth.
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Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
The traditional Indian whiskies that dominate the volume market are often made from molasses rather than grain, which means that elsewhere in the world they would not technically be classed as whisky.
—
Mark Littler,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
European powers have rallied behind Cyprus, a member of the European Union, since the attack on the RAF Akrotiri base, which is classed as a British Overseas Territory.
—
Omer Bekin,
NBC news,
8 Mar. 2026
In New York City, which canceled classed Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that schools would reopen for in person learning on Tuesday, raising questions about how feasible that is with snow still piled along sidewalks.
—
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
The drones were large and likely of military specification, and the incident was classed as a hybrid attack by Irish officials, according to the Irish news outlet The Journal, which cited security services in the country.
—
Emmet Lyons,
CBS News,
5 Dec. 2025
After initially being classified as a sudden death report, the investigation is now being classed as a murder case, the outlet stated, citing local police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus.
—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classed
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Even in Caracas, where only five buildings collapsed, Rodríguez said at least 30 additional structures have already been classified as unsafe.
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Royalties and license fees are classified as ordinary income under the tax code, taxed at the same rates as wages, not the preferential long-term capital gains rates that apply to appreciated assets held over a year.
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MoneyLion ranked the nation's 50 most affluent suburbs by household income, as measured in the 2024 American Community Survey.
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Sherman’s March, which won the Grand Jury prize at the 1986 Sundance Film Festival, was ranked as one of the highest-grossing documentary films of all time until the mid-1990s.
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In a small number of cases, similar ancestries were grouped together.
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The same pattern shows up in founders rarely grouped together.
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They are relegated to atmosphere, anecdote, trace, background hum.
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By the next year, the Challenge Cup had become a preseason tournament, already relegated to a competition without a clear purpose within the NWSL hierarchy.
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In addition, the Commission distinguished between the purposes of its various publications.
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These spots can often be distinguished by the greener grass along the marginal areas, Spanenberg says.
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“Classed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classed. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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