1
as in ranks
to arrange or assign according to type
classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity
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2
as in organizes
to put into a particular arrangement
classify the information you got from the Internet by source
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Recent Examples of classifies
Though the city's online neighborhood map technically classifies the site as part of downtown, Long's identifies as a Haughville institution that has served doughnuts to west siders for four generations, serving up to 1,000 customers each day out of its pale-yellow sided building.
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Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
SmartAsset used the Pew Research definition of middle class for its report, which classifies middle class as an income between two-thirds and double a region’s median income.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies the strength of a tornado from EF-0, the weakest, to EF-5, the strongest.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
The World Health Organization now classifies burnout as an occupational phenomenon, and research shows that the average person’s attention span has dropped nearly 50% in the last two decades.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
The State Department classifies how safe a place is to travel by assigning an advisory level, from Level 1 to Level 4.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
About 40% of renters spend more than a third of their income on housing — a level that classifies them as cost-burdened — with 21% paying more than half their earnings on rent.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Weapon system autonomously detects and classifies moving targets The company revealed that the weapon system autonomously detects and classifies moving targets in poor visibility situations caused by darkness, bad weather, smoke or dust kicked up by helicopters.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies lead as a toxic metal that can cause serious problems even at low levels of exposure, particularly for infants and young children who have still-developing brains and nervous systems.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 1 Apr. 2026
SmartAsset used the Pew Research definition of middle class for its report, which classifies middle class as an income between two-thirds and double a region’s median income.
—Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 26 Mar. 2026
The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies the strength of a tornado from EF-0, the weakest, to EF-5, the strongest.
—Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026
The World Health Organization now classifies burnout as an occupational phenomenon, and research shows that the average person’s attention span has dropped nearly 50% in the last two decades.
—Elan Gepner-Dales, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
The State Department classifies how safe a place is to travel by assigning an advisory level, from Level 1 to Level 4.
—Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 5 Mar. 2026
About 40% of renters spend more than a third of their income on housing — a level that classifies them as cost-burdened — with 21% paying more than half their earnings on rent.
—Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
Weapon system autonomously detects and classifies moving targets The company revealed that the weapon system autonomously detects and classifies moving targets in poor visibility situations caused by darkness, bad weather, smoke or dust kicked up by helicopters.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Feb. 2026
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) classifies lead as a toxic metal that can cause serious problems even at low levels of exposure, particularly for infants and young children who have still-developing brains and nervous systems.
—Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classifies
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But at zero cost and minimal risk for most people, dark showering ranks among the more credible free wellness trends to emerge from social media this cycle.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Mar. 2026
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McKinsey’s Miami outpost now ranks as one of its fastest-growing offices in North America—its Miami headcount has grown fourfold to several hundred in the past four years—and Spanish Banco Santander is raising a 41-story tower in the city’s Brickell neighborhood.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Mar. 2026
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Nothing much right now distinguishes us from the third world.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
28 Mar. 2026
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But what distinguishes Hers hair growth from other treatments?—
Rebecca Strong,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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This technology arranges pocketed coils in a honeycomb-style hexagonal matrix rather than traditional straight rows, allowing weight to be distributed more evenly across the mattress surface.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
25 Mar. 2026
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In Morocco, Alex Wix of Wix Squared frequently arranges Sahara journeys with a private astronomer to interpret the constellations.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
14 Mar. 2026
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The move relegates longtime Renegades starter Luis Perez to the bench.—
José Sánchez Córdova,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Robby relegates Langdon to triage for now — there’s less of a chance the two will run into each other that way.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The legislation orders West Bank military courts — which try only Palestinians — to make the death penalty the default sentence for those convicted, except in special circumstances.—
Julia Frankel,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Ellie finally leaves after Daisy orders her back to the cabin.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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Closer To Truth, and creator/curator of the Landscape of Consciousness website, which catalogues and categorizes theories of consciousness.—
Conor Feehly,
Big Think,
10 Mar. 2026
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Naylor categorizes about 30% of shark species as endangered, largely due to overfishing.—
Meg Tanaka,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Learn how to try the trend and which anchor types the bar tool supports.—
Mary Cornetta,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Jan. 2026
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Today, a Luddite is your grandparent who keeps looking at the screen rather than the camera when on Zoom, the Boomer who types in all-capital letters, the grouchy man who refuses to get a smart phone, the professor spewing invective against Twitter, Facebook, and TikTok.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Jan. 2026
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The Swiss food producer distributes KitKat bars globally, except in the United States, where Hershey has the rights.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Social Security Administration (SSA) distributes payments on a staggered schedule throughout each month rather than sending them all at once.—
Aliss Higham,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Classifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classifies. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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