1
as in ranking
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 organizing
to put into a particular arrangement
classify the information you got from the Internet by source
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Recent Examples of classifying
Unlike an image-classifying neural network, a PINN doesn’t learn by studying external data.
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Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
Similarly, ride-share services like Uber and Lyft have faced multiple lawsuits for classifying drivers as independent contractors rather than employees, allowing the companies to avoid providing minimum wage, overtime pay and other benefits.
—Lauren Wilson, NBC news, 7 Jan. 2026
Nothing gets me in the resolution-setting mood faster than classifying my favorite cultural experiences.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
My job after the first few weeks was doing fingerprint searches and classifying fingerprints.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
However, by classifying someone as indigent, Colorado judges are contributing toward the depletion of the fund.
—Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
The State Department regularly issues and updates alerts for countries around the world, classifying them from the lowest Level 1 alert to the highest Level 4 alert, indicating travelers should avoid all travel to that destination.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2025
The executive order would instruct federal agencies to pursue classifying marijuana as a less dangerous substance, according to The Post.
—Zac Anderson, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Related Stories In a nutsell, the test arranged by the cutter’s union documented that AI tools are great for organizing, classifying and summarizing.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
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The relationship between the government and police forces has long been characterized by mistrust, but high-ranking officials are aware that the continued future of their institutions are tied up with Chavismo’s survival.—
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The indictment also names Maduro's son, two high-ranking Venezuelan officials and an alleged leader of the Tren de Aragua gang.—
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Want more cleaning and organizing tips?—
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There is so much energy in Falk’s writing that the reader can feel tensions in the city as officials, some working secretly with the bosses, try to stop the cigar factory women from organizing, call them Communists and demean them for being Polish.—
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To that point, Lee stressed the importance of city names preceding a team name as a distinguishing factor.—
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Presidents learn quickly the wisdom of distinguishing between an authoritarian regime and the people who suffer under its rule.—
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Resist the Temptation to Dig In The hardest part of building a charcuterie board is avoiding the temptation to start snacking as soon as you’re done arranging the board.—
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As a newcomer to composing and arranging for strings, Simon benefitted greatly by working with a group readily available for consultation and collaboration.—
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The successful measure redrew LaMalfa’s district to include parts of the North Bay, which LaMalfa told The Sacramento Bee would disenfranchise rural voters by grouping them with more urban residents with different priorities.—
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Why do some friends insist on grouping the letter writer’s birthday with the New Year’s Day holiday?—
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But videos captured by other observers and members of the public show an ICE agent approaching a Honda Pilot that was stopped on a snowy road and ordering the driver — later identified as Good — to open the door before grabbing the handle.—
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The wrong ordering principle Powerful forces militate against the idea of organizing the world into spheres-of-influence.—
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Our mind is scanning, selecting, and categorizing stimuli.—
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The committee spent four months categorizing, typing, and then proofreading 750 handwritten recipes to create the manuscript.—
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Comedy has been in short supply in theaters over the last few years, with studios largely relegating the genre to streamers.—
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The new partnership makes up 108 seats in the 200-seat lower house of parliament, relegating the four center-right parties of the pro-Western government led by previous Prime Minister Petr Fiala to the opposition.—
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“Classifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classifying. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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