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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
David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led investigations into Trump's actions, has similarly stated that politics played no role in the decisions of his team, which charged Trump with illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate and conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 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
According to The Washington Post, in a May 2017 meeting in the Oval Office, Trump shared sensitive liaison intelligence—that is, highly classified information from a U.S. partner—with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Russian Ambassador to the United States Sergey Kislyak.
—David V. Gioe, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2025
Special Counsel Jack Smith, who led investigations into Trump's actions, has similarly stated that politics played no role in the decisions of his team, which charged Trump with illegally hoarding classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate and conspiring to overturn the 2020 election results.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 12 Feb. 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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Hofer is in the final year of a two-year, $1.55 million contract ($775,000 AAV) and will be a restricted free agent this summer with arbitration rights.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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For the Spurs, the distribution of opponents’ shot attempts in the restricted area dropped by five percentage points with Wembanyama on the floor.—
Shane Young,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Over three decades ago, the first hiking days were arranged at Blue Hills Reservation in 1992, a state park in Milton, Mass, as part of an initiative promoting healthy lifestyles.—
Irene S. Levine,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Transfers can be arranged through the resort.—
Megan Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Encryption And Access Controls: Secure backups with robust encryption and strict access policies to make sure data remains confidential.—
Nick Martin,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Despite registering a slight improvement, the prognosis remains confidential.—
Anders Hagstrom,
Fox News,
26 Feb. 2025
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Plants are organized by region; Romero and I started in the Americas, pulling up to an eight-foot-tall Brazilian grape tree, known for the gumball-size purple berries that grow directly on its trunk.—
Nora Walsh,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Jan. 2025
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Last October, the institute organized five planning sessions at Brooklyn’s senior center.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The name’s Bezos… Jeff Bezos: Much like a Bond mission, the 007 news was kept top secret.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
21 Feb. 2025
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Guantanamo's sordid past includes top secret torture facilities, the inhumane treatment of Haitian asylum seekers fleeing political violence, a concentration camp for people with HIV, and ongoing brutalization of Muslim detainees after 9/11 who were famously waterboarded and otherwise tortured.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The shoot was also distinguished by a series of high-profile visitors.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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My hope is 2025 will echo that distinguished past, welcoming new voices to our civil society that push leadership in a similar direction — with substantial carbon emissions reductions.—
Mike Gunter,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Critics of voucher programs also fear that nonpublic schools may discriminate against some students, such as those who are members of the LGBTQ+ community.—
Suzanne Eckes,
The Conversation,
20 Feb. 2025
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While a plan cannot be modified if the executive is in possession of material, nonpublic information, it can technically be canceled at any time , Stanford and Wharton researchers noted.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2025
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Both sections are well-categorized to make searching for your favorite games easier.—
Matthew Gover,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2025
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The syrup is categorized into grades, which describe richness in taste and color.—
Lauren O'Connor, MS,
Health,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classified. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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