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to arrange or assign according to type
classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity
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to put into a particular arrangement
classify the information you got from the Internet by source
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Recent Examples of classified
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The budget also allocates $169 million for classified employees’ salaries, about $4 million more than the previous school year.
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Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The project has been classified as a top priority by Zuckerberg and is just one of the many apps the company is reportedly developing in response to emerging trends.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
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Adjective
Prosecutors said Bolton also used personal email accounts, like those from AOL and Google, to email classified information to the family members.
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Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
The budget also allocates $169 million for classified employees’ salaries, about $4 million more than the previous school year.
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Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
24 June 2026
Verb
Schnauzers of all sizes—miniature, standard and giant—are classified as hypoallergenic.
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Madeline Gunderson,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
The project has been classified as a top priority by Zuckerberg and is just one of the many apps the company is reportedly developing in response to emerging trends.
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Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
24 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for classified
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Another man has been charged with operating an unregistered drone in restricted airspace around Dallas Stadium during the FIFA World Cup, federal attorneys said Friday.
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In a separate interview, another person familiar with the situation — who has been involved in past intelligence investigations involving Venezuelan officials — offered additional allegations about the restricted zone.
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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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The original design featured 13 stripes representing the colonies and 13 stars arranged in a circle to symbolize equality among them.
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The floorplan is arranged with a clear separation between the living areas and private sleeping quarters of the home.
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The Kremlin said the offer was made via confidential channels; Ukrainian officials have not publicly discussed any such proposal.
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The Supreme Court on Thursday let stand a lower-court order that forces former Fox News reporter Catherine Herridge to either disclose a confidential source or pay $800 a day in court sanctions.
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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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Volunteers organized the supplies — toothbrushes, baby wipes, instant soup and many other items — and loaded them into boxes, drawing hearts on the outside with magic marker.
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Pastor Jeremy Tuck of Connection Point Church organized a free gas giveaway Sunday in Forest Park, handing out $20 gas cards to the first 250 drivers at a local RaceTrac station.
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Most of the information in question was classified as top secret, according to the indictment.
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Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings), Brand New Day also stars Jacob Batalon, Tramell Tillman, and Stranger Things star Sadie Sink as a top secret character.
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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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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classified. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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