1
as in to rank
to arrange or assign according to type
classify the baseball cards in your collection on the basis of rarity
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as in to organize
to put into a particular arrangement
classify the information you got from the Internet by source
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The same title also finds its way to the Top Country Albums ranking, as the songs featured on the collection can be classified as both rock and country in terms of style.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
On the Beaufort Scale, winds of these strengths are classified as gale to violent storm.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Mix in Brown Materials Although bread and baked goods are usually dry and brown when they’re added to compost piles, these products contain a lot of nitrogen and are classified as green materials in the world of compost.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2024
Under state law, rape is classified as a felony punishable by three to eight years in prison.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
On the Beaufort Scale, winds of these strengths are classified as gale to violent storm.
—Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
Mix in Brown Materials Although bread and baked goods are usually dry and brown when they’re added to compost piles, these products contain a lot of nitrogen and are classified as green materials in the world of compost.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Dec. 2024
Under state law, rape is classified as a felony punishable by three to eight years in prison.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 21 Nov. 2024
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His offensive contributions included leading the Big 12 with 92 receptions and 14 touchdowns and ranked third with 1,152 receiving yards.Andrew Torgan, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Green Bay has two defense backs out for this game with injuries, and the Packers defense ranks No. 29 in the league in receiving success rate to opposing running backs.Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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At campuses across the country — including top California universities, New York University and Harvard — unions representing graduate student workers, part-time and non-tenure track faculty and others are rapidly and aggressively moving to organize workers.Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
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After all, who had ever heard of hiring someone to organize your files?Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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So much about gift-giving now is as straightforward as clicking a button online, but several of these Chicago stores distinguish themselves by being independent experts in their field.Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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An ability to distinguish between sentimentality and sentiment.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
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With no viable means of leaving the base, Moscow requested that the base's command arrange an immediate evacuation to Russia.David Brennan, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2024
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The exhibition also gives visitors a chance to arrange their own bento box with the replica treats.Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
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One particle of smoke is categorized as PM2.5, and these pollutants often derive from the combustion of gasoline, oil, diesel fuel and wood.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Data on physical activity and sedentary behavior were collected and categorized as moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, light physical activity, sedentary behavior.New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
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Justice Julian Goose ordered a clerk to enter the pleas in Liverpool Crown Court as Rudakubana stayed mum during a video appearance from the London prison where he is being held.Brian Melley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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Indiana does allow its death row inmates to order take-out meals from area restaurants, up to $50 worth of food.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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This culinary style, so deeply rooted in the history of our city, had been relegated to a kind of purgatory.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
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Elle Fanning is Sylvie Russo, a muse who politically activates Dylan at a key moment; the moniker may be different, but a Suze (Rotolo) by any other name smells just as sweet, and Fanning fleshes out a woman who’s too often been relegated to a footnote in Bob’s saga.David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Dec. 2024
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Species can be split or grouped together based on new research.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Dec. 2024
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On top of some shelves, pink and white branches topped with small lights are grouped to create a fanciful forest effect.Tabitha Parent, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Classify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classify. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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