classifies

VERB

categorize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate analyze arrange distribute divide label organize segregate

STRONG

allot alphabetize assort brand catalogue class codify collocate coordinate correlate dispose distinguish docket embody file grade group incorporate index match name number order peg pigeonhole range rank rate regiment size sort systematize tabulate tag ticket type typecast

WEAK

break down button down put away put down as put down for rank out size up tab take one's measure

Antonyms

STRONGEST

collect combine disarrange disorder disorganize gather hold join keep maintain unite

STRONG

disallow disintegrate estimate exclude guess mix up scatter

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classifies

They developed the Nova system, which classifies the degree to which a food product is processed, from minimal to ultraprocessed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

The UK government classifies them as critical national infrastructure and, according to recent Senedd research, "most jobs in the UK" are now reliant on them.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

The United States for years refused contact with Hamas, which it classifies as a terrorist organisation and which led the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the Gaza war.

From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026

OpenAI classifies model risk into two tiers, with “critical” representing the highest level of capability threat, above “high.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

In Plato’s allegory of the metals, the philosopher classifies men into groups of gold, silver, and lead.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

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