reclassify
verb (used with object)
to classify anew.
reclassified
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past participleof reclassify.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reclassify.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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ORR does not track these types of cases, so it’s unclear how many children are being reclassified, but Mother Jones estimated they now make up a “huge chunk” of ORR’s caseload.
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026
Walter’s companies have yet to publicly identify most of the loans that are being reclassified as affiliated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
“When I looked at reclassified students from one district to another, I couldn’t compare apples to apples,” said Manuel Buenrostro, policy director at Californians Together, an advocacy group that co-sponsored the bill.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
And now, S&P Dow Jones Indices has reclassified Poland as a developed economy.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
After Allen finished his two years of college, the army quickly reclassified him I-A, available for military service.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
