classes 1 of 2

noun

plural of class
1
as in castes
one of the segments of society into which people are grouped a politician who appeals to people of every class

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2
as in types
one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic a new class of wireless devices that could be used for Internet access as well as personal communication

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3
as in kinds
a number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common only a particular class of burglar would do that

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4
as in courses
a series of lectures on a subject took a class on modern art

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5
as in rates
degree of excellence only horses of great class are allowed to enter the Kentucky Derby

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classes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of class
as in groups
to arrange or assign according to type I would class that suggestion as helpful, so let's make a note of it

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Recent Examples of classes
Noun
Cooking classes, yoga lessons, meditation experiences, and live entertainment are also vacation activities that enhance the body and the spirit. — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 5 Aug. 2026 Analysts note that agricultural commodities such as cocoa, coffee and wheat are expected to be among the asset classes hardest hit by heatwaves. — CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 Expect to see families and multi-generational crews enjoying all the complimentary fun across three separate pool experiences, an outdoor volleyball court, a putting green, a soccer field, and yoga classes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026 Other notable prospects to make the jump in previous classes include AJ Dybantsa, Cooper Flagg and Alijah Arenas. — Brendan Marks, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Joncich and Klam are heading to Germany this month as part of Team USA for the IFAF flag football world championships before returning to Cal Poly for classes and more flag football. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026 At the safety night, attendees can check out the police department’s e-bike, and the Mad Duck Cyclery bike shop will demonstrate the differences between all three classes of e-bikes. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Aug. 2026 All together, that’s eight players leftover from the six draft classes that occurred during Chris Grier’s reign over the franchise as the top football executive. — Omar Kelly august 3, Miami Herald, 3 Aug. 2026 Pratt & Whitney designed the engine family to scale from roughly 500 pounds to 1,800 pounds of thrust, allowing manufacturers to tailor propulsion systems for different classes of autonomous aircraft using the same core technology. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
Verb
Like the Wauwatosa location, the Mequon shop will be home to a classroom that can accommodate around 32 guests for entertainment, classes rentals and social gatherings, the business' owner, Orey Laev, told the Journal Sentinel in January. — Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025 The district at the time intended to use it mostly for course predictions, which involves guessing which classes a student will enroll in based on their previous coursework. — Edsource, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for classes
  1. castes
  2. types
  3. kinds
  4. courses
  5. rates
  6. groups
  7. levels
  8. categories
Noun
  • Tulu society is organized into several castes and communities, including Billavas, Shivalli Brahmins, Bunts, and Mogaveeras.
    — Andrew Pereira, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Subterranean, drywood and dampwood, the three most common types of termites in the United States, all have reproductive castes capable of flying in swarms.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 14 May 2026
Definition of castes
Noun
  • Those types of branches offer financial literacy programs and resources to residents.
    — Chase Jordan July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
  • Franchise types range from most any kind of niche food service to auto dealerships, upcycled clothing, hotels, private mail facilities, disaster remediation and preventative healthcare, to name a few.
    — Angelo Chavez, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of types
Noun
  • From Ashley Flowers to Mel Robbins, Forbes' list features creators and podcasts of all kinds and types.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Yet visiting parks of all kinds can improve your overall health.
    — Todd Lookingbill, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
Definition of kinds
Noun
  • By the late 2010s, many of the region’s flagship courses were roughly 30 years old, making further price increases increasingly difficult to justify.
    — Mike Dojc, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The daily courses run throughout Costa Smeralda and the Maddalena archipelago.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of courses
Noun
  • Data published by the CDC shows that more than half of the Covid deaths between 2020 and 2023 were among adults 75 and older, and hospitalization rates among seniors were consistently higher than in other age groups.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Roughly 400 private, not-for-profit four-year institutions have admissions rates of at least 80%, according to the most recent data from the National Center for Education Statistics.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of rates
Verb
  • Because humans can readily resolve patterns in motion — when points move in the same direction, the brain groups them into a unified whole — the moving dots appear as faint letters.
    — Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of groups
Noun
  • The corridor has the state’s highest congestion levels, seeing over 160,000 cars a day, according to NCDOT.
    — DJ Simmons August 1, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Plants and animals keenly sense the diminishing light, which acts as a master biological clock that triggers changes such as migration, shifting hormone levels and winter coat growth.
    — Charles Seabrook, AJC.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of levels
Noun
  • Since 2020, inflation for transformers and power regulators has surged the second most of all 47 categories that the Bureau of Labor Statistics measures in its monthly Producer Price Index, a gauge of wholesale inflation.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Disney says that 58 brands across 34 different categories have bought time during the game, with nine brands advertising for the first time.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of categories

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“Classes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/classes. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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