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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 French, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
The White House has said the Signal chat did not include classified information, and pointed to the success of that operation in defending the officials on the chat, on which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared a specific timeline of the strikes and what weapons would be used.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 31 Mar. 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
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton faced an FBI investigation when classified information was found on her private email server.
—David French, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
The White House has said the Signal chat did not include classified information, and pointed to the success of that operation in defending the officials on the chat, on which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared a specific timeline of the strikes and what weapons would be used.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 31 Mar. 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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If the Bruins re-sign their restricted free agents and leave their prospects in Providence, that gives them with four slots to fill.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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According to someone with direct knowledge, the Heat ideally would like to keep point guard Davion Mitchell, an impending restricted free agent who has thrived in a bench role recently after his February acquisition from Toronto.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 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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In the subsequent months, her attorneys worked out an arrangement for Schrader to pay a confidential sum to resolve her allegations.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
5 Apr. 2025
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In confidential interviews, students voiced deep frustration that their academic experience is being eclipsed by ideological imperatives, with many lamenting the intrusion of political conformity into spaces meant for intellectual and professional growth.—
Kevin Waldman,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 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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None of this was top secret: the M.L.B.’s website already posts the relative rate at which players connect the barrel of the bat with the ball.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Jared Kushner’s security clearance Trump overruled intelligence officials in 2018 to grant his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, a top secret security clearance, according to the New York Times and the Washington Post.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 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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These closures will include both nonpublic facing administrative sites and field offices.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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That designation will also extend to nonpublic photographs or recordings of family or other personal relationships — the latter likely affecting texts between Lively and pal Taylor Swift.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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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 16 Apr. 2025.
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