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verb

past tense of classify

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of classified
Adjective
Other federal workers are dealing in classified information. Emily Peck, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025 The uncrewed space plane is said to be meant for running a range of 'classified experiments,' like exposing materials in outer space with its doors open. New Atlas, 24 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 See All Example Sentences for classified
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classified
Adjective
  • Long snapper Mitchell Fraboni is a restricted free agent.
    Parker Gabriel, The Denver Post, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Their restricted free agents include defensive tackle Chris Williams and offensive lineman Doug Kramer.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Transfers can be arranged through the resort.
    Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The size of the total reserve is confidential, but estimates are commonly in the hundreds of millions of tons.
    Scott L. Montgomery, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals and a federal-district court both ruled that prosecutors had not violated Holberg's rights by failing to disclose Kirkpatrick's status as a confidential informant.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Last October, the institute organized five planning sessions at Brooklyn’s senior center.
    Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Those laboratories include the historical Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, where the top secret Manhattan Project took place during World War II.
    Minho Kim, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Palantir’s products will be deployed in Microsoft’s Azure cloud for government, including clouds for top secret use. —Britney Nguyen and Vinamrata Chaturvedi contributed to this article.
    Josh Fellman, Quartz, 12 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The shoot was also distinguished by a series of high-profile visitors.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • In the lawsuit, the groups in particular raised concern that the Labor Department could provide Musk nonpublic information regarding investigations of his companies.
    Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Supporters say making nonpublic school alternatives more affordable gives parents more options for their children's education.
    Zachary Schermele, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Both sections are well-categorized to make searching for your favorite games easier.
    Matthew Gover, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
  • 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 Mar. 2025.

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