clas·si·fied
ˈkla-sə-ˌfīd 
: an advertisement grouped with others according to subject
—usually used in plural
Examples of classified in a Sentence
Adjective
The part of the report that includes classified information was removed before the report was made public.
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Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Lawmakers received classified briefings ahead of their votes, which some said impacted or solidified their final position on the bill.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 20 June 2024
Staff, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
By then, Craigslist had begun its takeover of newspapers’ classifieds revenue; by the mid-two-thousands, newspapers were losing money on an Internet where information was increasingly free and ads had moved elsewhere.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2024
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Adjective
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Report outlines evidence in decision not to charge Baltimore Police officers in deadly June 2023 shootout
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—Baltimore Sun, 22 June 2024
Lawmakers received classified briefings ahead of their votes, which some said impacted or solidified their final position on the bill.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 20 June 2024
Noun
Our classifieds pages are a great way to share community bulletins, free of charge.
—Staff, Miami Herald, 4 June 2024
By then, Craigslist had begun its takeover of newspapers’ classifieds revenue; by the mid-two-thousands, newspapers were losing money on an Internet where information was increasingly free and ads had moved elsewhere.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2024
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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classified. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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classified
1 of 2 adjective
clas·si·fied
ˈklas-ə-ˌfīd
1
: divided into classes or placed in a class
classified ads
2
: withheld from the knowledge of the general public for reasons of national security
classified information
classified
2 of 2 noun
: an advertisement grouped with others of the same kind
—usually used in plural
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