reclassifying

verb

present participle of reclassify
as in regrouping

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  1. identifying
  2. recognizing
  3. referring
  4. clumping
  5. filing
  6. clustering
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  • Bahdanau was working with artificial neural networks, which had already shown promise in pattern-recognition tasks such as deciphering handwriting and identifying objects in photos.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026
  • That’s what the remaining 12 games of this season is about, identifying and investing in what’s salvageable.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of identifying
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  • Not recognizing the producers and not understanding the movie are different things, to be sure.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
  • They haven’t been given names yet, but the babies have started recognizing their carers.
    — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of recognizing
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  • The White House did not comment on whether the administration has threatened to do so again, instead referring NPR to comments Trump made Tuesday.
    — Joanna Kakissis, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Congressional Democrats continue to sound the alarm over these investments, referring ABC News to their May demand to the Department of Defense to launch an investigation into the president's family.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of referring
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  • Proteins and blood cells Proteins and DNA can gather on plastic surfaces, and lysozyme, a common test protein, also began clumping into aggregates there.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Keep the package sealed after each use to prevent sheets from clumping or breaking down early.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of clumping
Verb
  • Getty Images, a massive image licensing company with hundreds of millions of assets in its library, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The Douglas District Attorney's Office is not filing any charges in connection with the death of a 12-year-old Mason Creek Middle School student after a fight after school earlier this year.
    — Dan Raby, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of filing
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  • But clustering the high-end systems is an investment only a subset of users will ever need to make.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Keeping the molecules fixed within the plastic prevents them from clustering as easily.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of clustering
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