reclassify

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Recent Examples of reclassify The Biden administration moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, but that effort has stalled. Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 May 2025 Cancer research effectively reclassified as bureaucratic inefficiency and funding slashed away. Jia Tolentino, New Yorker, 3 May 2025 Now, kitty lovers have petitioned to reclassify them as working animals. Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Apr. 2025 The addiction industry has marketed the effort to reclassify marijuana as a leap forward for research and criminal justice reform. Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for reclassify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclassify
Verb
  • Green will move on with his quest for a fifth title, while Brooks will regroup with a Rockets team with a bright future.
    Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
  • Chapman went off to cry after nearly blowing the World Series, while McIlroy could only churn inside and try to regroup.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • When mistakes are low-consequence, smart leaders recategorize errors as learning opportunities, evolutionary misguidance and situational myopia rather than doling out errors with penalties and professional purgatory.
    Nuala Walsh, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The reintroduced bill would recategorize cranial prosthetics as durable medical equipment covered under the Social Security Act.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Oct. 2021
Verb
  • The release didn't name the woman or identify any suspects in the shooting.
    Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 25 May 2025
  • This evaluation was prompted by issues identified in previous unannounced inspections of BOP facilities, as well as the deaths of two BOP inmates, Robert Hanssen and Frederick Bardell, from colorectal cancer.
    Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Verb
  • Gladly aims to deepen loyalty by delivering experiences where customers feel recognized.
    Joseph Ansanelli, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
  • Biden didn’t address Trump’s Memorial Day attacks, though a message posted to the 46th president’s Facebook page recognized the holiday.
    Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 27 May 2025
Verb
  • Rinsing removes excess starch, which helps keep the rice grains separate and fluffy rather than clumping together and forming a gooey mass, Olivia Roszkowski, chef-instructor of Plant-Based Culinary Arts at the Institute of Culinary Education’s New York City campus, tells SELF.
    Audrey Bruno, SELF, 13 May 2025
  • Scientists are inching ever closer to figuring out the biophysical rules that govern how and why those first cells clumped up and stuck together.
    Carrie Arnold, Quanta Magazine, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • No one from the CDC was in the video, and CDC officials referred questions about the announcement to Kennedy and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2025
  • Following the appointment, the doctor can refer to their notes from the medical AI scribe to determine the next steps, such as introducing a new prescription or referring the patient to a specialist.
    Rakhee Langer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Neither Blanco nor federal prosecutors have filed motions since the jurors testified, though they are expected to do so in the coming months with arguments about whether Patron should be granted a new trial.
    Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
  • The Initial Court Challenges The parties then filed competing actions to vacate or confirm the award.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Verb
  • Some would impose net neutrality requirements or classify ISPs as utilities, the filing said.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 May 2025
  • Birders and organizations such as the American Ornithological Society have always classified them as separate species.
    Elay Shech, The Conversation, 30 May 2025

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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclassify. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.

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