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Recent Examples of reclassify
After voters passed Prop 47 in 2014, reclassifying a number of drug and property offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, arrests for these types of offenses dropped notably and changed the composition of arrest offenses.
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
Jordan was moved down to Class 2A this season when the Minnesota State High School League reclassified sections for all sports last April.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The administration is planning to remove civil service protections from certain federal workers, which would allow some positions now held by highly skilled personnel to be reclassified so they could be filled based on loyalty to the administration rather than expertise.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2025
Zoom out: Tucker also wants lawmakers to reclassify a large pot of capital funding meant for maintenance and construction so that TSU can instead use that money for day-to-day operating expenses.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
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Mark Joseph, Newsweek, 23 Feb. 2025
Jordan was moved down to Class 2A this season when the Minnesota State High School League reclassified sections for all sports last April.
—Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
The administration is planning to remove civil service protections from certain federal workers, which would allow some positions now held by highly skilled personnel to be reclassified so they could be filled based on loyalty to the administration rather than expertise.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 6 Feb. 2025
Zoom out: Tucker also wants lawmakers to reclassify a large pot of capital funding meant for maintenance and construction so that TSU can instead use that money for day-to-day operating expenses.
—Adam Tamburin, Axios, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclassify
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Hamas was regrouping amid the lack of war without giving up additional hostages On Mar. 1, the ceasefire entered a twilight zone.—
Daniel Estrin,
NPR,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Tigers didn’t need the SEC Tournament Championship to secure a bid, and now Gates and his squad can take the next few days to rest, regroup and get healthy — especially with the absence of leading scorer Mark Mitchell.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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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
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The reintroduced bill would recategorize cranial prosthetics as durable medical equipment covered under the Social Security Act.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2021
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But women can reduce the risk of online abuse by removing personal data from the internet: Searching their name on Google and identifying which sites have their personal data.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The search resumed Sunday morning, and police said that the child’s body was found about 11:50 a.m. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the body and perform an autopsy.—
Shambhavi Rimal,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 Mar. 2025
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Organizations that view middle management as obstacles fail to recognize their critical role as translators, navigators, and stabilizers of meaningful change.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Potential Solutions While the problems are easily identifiable, Bhaumik recognizes that there are no quick fixes.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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The pre-grated kind sold in containers will clump in the sauce, ruining the creamy and smooth texture.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
29 Mar. 2025
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The buildable formula won’t clump, flake or smudge.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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After a first order on the official website, customers can refer friends to offer them 15% off their first purchase.—
Jenifer Calle,
Glamour,
28 Mar. 2025
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Health Services can refer employees to athletic training, child care and elder care programs created just for Disneyland cast members.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
28 Mar. 2025
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Barba was released following the arrest on condition of home detention, an order filed Tuesday in a New Jersey district court revealed.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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Bove argued that the case had national security implications by restricting Adams’s ability to cooperate with the feds on immigration matters, interfered with the mayor’s ability to govern, and was improperly filed within nine months of the mayoral primary.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
2 Apr. 2025
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The county classified fewer than 25,000 homes as attainable in 2024 — compared to nearly 100,000 in 2018.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2025
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If the rating agencies and regulators classify Bit Bonds as risk-free or near risk-free because the principal is sovereign-backed, these institutions might be able to deploy significant capital into them.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclassify. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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