classify
verb (used with object)
to arrange or organize by classes; order according to class.
is classifying
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present progressiveof classify (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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GM is classifying the charges as special items, so it won’t affect its financial guidance or how its reported results match up with analyst estimates.
From Barron's ● Jan. 8, 2026
In 2016, the Brennan Center for Justice warned, “the government is classifying too many documents” and labeled the government’s system for classifying documents “dysfunctional.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 16, 2023
One executive action under consideration is classifying “ghost guns,” which are kits that allow a buyer to assemble a fully functioning long gun or handgun, as firearms.
From New York Times ● Mar. 23, 2021
She is classifying corals’ reactions to myriad types of bacteria, so that “probiotic” bacterial mixtures which increase larvae settlement and survival can be prepared.
From Economist ● Mar. 15, 2018
They seem, in fact, to register quite distinct aesthetic programs, as though what Constable is classifying isn't clouds at all, but rather whole schools of painting, along with their dominant moods.
From Slate ● Feb. 2, 2011
