clas·si·fied
ˈkla-sə-ˌfīd 
: an advertisement grouped with others according to subject
—usually used in plural
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Adjective
The part of the report that includes classified information was removed before the report was made public.
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Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 7 Apr. 2025
Image Anna Kelly, a White House spokeswoman, said on X that the disposal process was standard practice for old courtesy copies of paperwork that were largely backed up on classified computer systems.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
On his third day, Craigslist launched in New York and swiftly nuked the profitability of the Voice’s classifieds.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
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Adjective
Much of the village has remained unchanged since the Middle Ages, and today harbors 13 classified historic monuments, including the 14th-century stone house, Maison Bordes, and a hospital dating to the 13th.
—Mary Winston Nicklin, AFAR Media, 7 Apr. 2025
Image Anna Kelly, a White House spokeswoman, said on X that the disposal process was standard practice for old courtesy copies of paperwork that were largely backed up on classified computer systems.
—Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Noun
Craigslist surfaced and eventually dethroned newspapers as the go-to place for classifieds.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
On his third day, Craigslist launched in New York and swiftly nuked the profitability of the Voice’s classifieds.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 22 Aug. 2024
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“Classified.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/classified. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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classified
1 of 2 adjective
clas·si·fied
ˈklas-ə-ˌfīd
1
: divided into classes or placed in a class
classified ads
2
: withheld from the knowledge of the general public for reasons of national security
classified information
classified
2 of 2 noun
: an advertisement grouped with others of the same kind
—usually used in plural
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