RECLASSIFIES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

reclassifies

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present tense third-person singular of reclassify

as in identifies

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The cops don’t entirely buy that their serial killer is a high-school student, even as Bret identifies Robert by name.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
In Colorado, nearly a quarter of the overall population identifies as Hispanic or Latino.

— Hillary Lum, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

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The main drama involves a rural teen-age tee girl who recognizes the resort’s president as the potentate who evicted her family from their land.

— Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
Rather than forcing every pup into the same feeding routine, The Pets Table recognizes that different dogs have different needs, preferences, and sensitivities.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

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Dividing clumps every few years in early spring also maintains their vigor.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 11 July 2026
Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.

— Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026

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But the warning refers primarily to allergic reactions in adults; only one case of an allergic reaction has ever been recorded in a newborn.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Penalty abatement generally refers more specifically to removing a penalty that has already been assessed.

— Jamela Adam, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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Today, four of the 12 largest online sellers to American consumers -- Temu, SHEIN, TikTok Shop and AliExpress -- appear nowhere in NRF's Top 100, because none of them files with the Securities and Exchange Commission as a US retailer.

— Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
The beloved character files a claim that the Acme corporation — the fictional company that sells the faulty products prominently seen in Looney Tunes cartoons — is purposefully selling bad products to Coyote in his efforts to catch Roadrunner.

— Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 13 Aug. 2026

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In 2021, researchers analyzing EPA compliance data found that 17 of Puerto Rico’s 78 municipalities had systems the agency classifies as serious violators.

— Ivis García, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026
Additionally, the state of Illinois recently passed a bill, SB3484, that classifies and regulates micromobility devices such as e-scooters.

— Narmeen Khan, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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