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Recent Examples of reclassify
Jordan was moved down to Class 2A this season when the Minnesota State High School League reclassified sections for all sports last April.
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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
The most likely scenario is that this extra data will allow astronomers to reclassify it as a 0.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2025
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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
The most likely scenario is that this extra data will allow astronomers to reclassify it as a 0.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclassify
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When platforms apply similar rules and coordinate enforcement, extremists have fewer places to regroup and less opportunity to shift from one site to another when bans take effect.—
Tamar Mitts,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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Alton regrouped and took the lead before Newton, who had 11 points and five assists, assisted junior guard Maya Cobb on a three-point play that gave the Warriors a 59-57 lead with 4:21 left in the fourth quarter.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
4 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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The story was a great example of how artificial intelligence can help reporters analyze large volumes of data and try to identify patterns.—
Charles Ornstein,
ProPublica,
13 Mar. 2025
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He was identified as a primary suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, who was shot three times by a masked gunman outside of a Manhattan hotel on Dec. 4.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Burt had the foresight to recognize the changing consumer, and to see that luxury would work on e-commerce.—
David Moin,
WWD,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Bee and Stanton were honored by SPJ NorCal in 2020, recognizing work by Stanton and his colleagues in seeking compliance with Senate Bill 1421, a police transparency law, among other investigative work.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacramento Bee,
16 Mar. 2025
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Consumer Complaints Led To The Recall Danone North America initiated this recall after receiving customer complaints about the following complaints: Odd texture and separation – Consumers reported that the creamer was clumping or separating before the expiration date.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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My lashes are non existent without mascara and a lot of them clump my lashes together but the Anastasia Beverly Hills Lash Sculpt Lengthening & Volumizing Mascara has been a repurchase for me ever since receiving.—
Gina Vaynshteyn,
StyleCaster,
11 Mar. 2025
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When asked for further comment, a Nestle spokesperson referred Fox News Digital to the company's news release.—
Peter Burke,
Fox News,
18 Mar. 2025
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Your primary care doctor or ob-gyn can also refer you to a specialist like a urologist or urogynecologist who can assess whether something bigger might be going on, Dr. White says.—
Korin Miller,
SELF,
17 Mar. 2025
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Names and faces 3 hours ago by Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports Actor Emily Osment has filed for divorce from her husband of less than five months, musician Jack Anthony Farina.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 Mar. 2025
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Federal prosecutors filed a lawsuit against Connolly under the FACE Act, or the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.—
Ryan Lucas,
NPR,
9 Mar. 2025
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Despite the depth and breadth of his transactions, Sweeney did not classify his work as a teardown.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Using data from nearly 10,000 herbarium specimens, scientists at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History have brought attention to the conservation status of these plants, revealing that 87 species—almost half of the genus—are now classified as threatened with extinction.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclassify. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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