reclassification
noun
re·clas·si·fi·ca·tion
(ˌ)rē-ˌkla-sə-fə-ˈkā-shən 
plural reclassifications
: the act or process of classifying something again or anew
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said chub populations appear steady enough for a legal reclassification from endangered to threatened.—
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The credit reclassification, part of President Joe Biden’s signature Inflation Reduction Act, tightens domestic sourcing requirements for battery parts and the raw materials used to build them.
—Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
Blue Dolphin's working capital improved to $9.9 million as of September 30, 2024, from a deficit of $6.1 million at December 31, 2023, mainly due to the reclassification of certain loans.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Per conference policy, no more than two schools undergoing reclassification may have full championship access at the same time.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2025
Repeated reclassifications have demonstrated that traditional fungal taxonomy could not fully accommodate the unique features of Prototaxites.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 2 Jan. 2025
Blue Dolphin's working capital improved to $9.9 million as of September 30, 2024, from a deficit of $6.1 million at December 31, 2023, mainly due to the reclassification of certain loans.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Per conference policy, no more than two schools undergoing reclassification may have full championship access at the same time.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2025
Repeated reclassifications have demonstrated that traditional fungal taxonomy could not fully accommodate the unique features of Prototaxites.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Reclassification.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reclassification. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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