reclassify

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Recent Examples of reclassify The administration estimates some 50,000 federal employees could be reclassified. Andrea Hsu, NPR, 23 June 2025 Republicans have received a concerning update about the 2026 Senate election in Iowa as a major election forecaster has reclassified the race as more competitive. Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 A number of Wall Street analysts also suggested the White House could simply reclassify some of its sweeping tariffs under a different law that was not challenged in the court ruling. David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 May 2025 Originally in line to graduate from high school in 2025, the basketball phenom reclassified two summers ago in order to become college-eligible a year earlier. Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for reclassify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for reclassify
Verb
  • But these emotions can block us from regrouping and trying again.
    Dr. Zorana Ivcevic Pringle, CNBC, 2 July 2025
  • The video resonated with many brides who understood the experience of plans falling apart and having to regroup with a smile – and perhaps a few tears.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The reintroduced bill would recategorize cranial prosthetics as durable medical equipment covered under the Social Security Act.
    Essence, Essence, 6 Oct. 2021
Verb
  • The outlet has not been publicly identified by law enforcement.
    Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025
  • View on Reddit upvotes Comment View 543 comments Other Reddit users in the comments quickly identified the mysterious artwork as kolam, a traditional South Indian art form that dates back generations.
    Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
Verb
  • Their work has been recognized at leading festivals and programs including Sundance, TIFF, Tribeca and SXSW.
    Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 14 July 2025
  • According to reports in the Ukrainian press, the A.I. had been trained to recognize targets using images of old Soviet warplanes on display in an aviation museum east of Kyiv.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Three skinny fries clumped together and dunked into your favorite condiment will always hit.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2025
  • Feel free to layer this buildable formula for a more dramatic finish without clumping or webbing in the process.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Your real voice builds a tribe of believers who buy from you, hire you, and refer you.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • Cura Smiles works with several community organizations that refer clients to the clinic, including the San Diego Rescue Mission and Youth Assistance Coalition.
    Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • Friends of the Everglades and the Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit last month seeking a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to put the project on hold until legal wrangling is resolved.
    Dara Kam, Sun Sentinel, 7 July 2025
  • Paramount paid $16 million to the Trump Library fund to settle a lawsuit Trump filed against it, following itsCBS’s 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris last year, which her then-campaign rival, Trump, did not like.
    Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • More than half of the cases — 417 — were classified as immigration violations.
    Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
  • Cashews are classified as tree nuts, one of the nine major food allergens.
    Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025

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“Reclassify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reclassify. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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