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as in ranked
to arrange or assign according to type
classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity
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as in arranged
to put into a particular arrangement
classify the information you got from the Internet by source
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Recent Examples of classified
Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The actual ranges of these missiles remain classified.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
The Kansas City Police Department has classified the potential shooting as a death investigation, not a homicide, according to DiMartino.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
For more than a year, thousands of classified documents flowed from the TRW complex to the Soviets, with Boyce sometimes smuggling them out in potted plants.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
The actual ranges of these missiles remain classified.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Verb
Police later classified the case as a homicide.
—Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
The Kansas City Police Department has classified the potential shooting as a death investigation, not a homicide, according to DiMartino.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classified
Adjective
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Lockheed Martin, Raytheon, and other U.S. defense contractors could face restricted access to European markets, further complicating their growth prospects.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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He was placed on MLB’s restricted list after initially being placed on administrative leave.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 June 2025
Verb
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Baker passed a polygraph test arranged by his attorney.—
Doc Louallen,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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Waivers or payment plans can sometimes be arranged to avoid a complete cutoff of benefits.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Supreme questions Boise developer, district, homeowners After chiding both sides for using confidential information from an accidental email in their arguments, the Supreme Court justices grilled lawyers representing the homeowners, the city and Barber Valley Development.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
14 June 2025
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Classify by time-to-risk: data that must remain confidential for more than five years gets top priority.—
Zennon Kapron,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Perhaps not surprisingly, nonviolent movements’ success depends on how well they’re organized.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Apr. 2025
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The Missouri Immunization Coalition, which organized the event for April 24-25, also had to lay off half its staff, according to board president Lynelle Phillips.—
Jackie Fortiér,
NPR,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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This recipe includes a top secret recipe for the best ragout ever.—
Mary Claire Britton,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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In that film, Cassian learns about a high-ranking Imperial officer, Galen Erso (Mads Mikkelsen), leaking a message to his daughter, Jyn (Felicity Jones), about the existence of a top secret super-weapon, aka the Death Star.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Beyond these achievements, Alex distinguished himself through his partnership with the administration.—
Olivia Antigua,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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That’s an issue because while both hemp and marijuana are cannabis plants, distinguished only by their cannabinoid content, they are regulated differently.—
Tiney Ricciardi,
The Denver Post,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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On school sites, SB 48 would stop immigration enforcement from accessing nonpublic areas, questioning students or conducting searches without a court order.—
Molly Gibbs,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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Public buildings — from government buildings to libraries and public schools — must also adopt policies preventing immigration enforcement from entering nonpublic areas of buildings without a warrant.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
23 May 2025
Verb
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The Sheriff’s Office said the call was not categorized as a mental health crisis.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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To tackle the problem, the group categorized possible dissections of an equilateral triangle based on how the cuts intersect the triangle’s edges.—
Lyndie Chiou,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classified. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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