as in to list
to put (someone or something) on a list
indexed all the books in the library by category
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Recent Examples of index
Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In stock markets abroad, indexes rallied across Europe and Asia in their first chances to trade following Trump’s pause on many of his tariffs.
—Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
This is actually a 60-second tourbillon housing a free sprung balance beating at 3 Hz, with a cage featuring 5 arms indexed in 12 second intervals.
—Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Hang Seng and Hang Seng Tech indexes gained +1.13% and +1.80%, respectively, on volume that decreased -30% from yesterday, which is 158% of the 1-year average.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
In stock markets abroad, indexes rallied across Europe and Asia in their first chances to trade following Trump’s pause on many of his tariffs.
—Time, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
This is especially so when the engineering laundry list involves decommissioning outdated systems, consolidating data into a single repository and ensuring that all data is accurately classified and indexed.
—Adrian Bridgwater, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
This is actually a 60-second tourbillon housing a free sprung balance beating at 3 Hz, with a cage featuring 5 arms indexed in 12 second intervals.
—Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
Noun
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Plenty of reasons why Donato’s breakout offensive season, which sits at 31 goals with two games to go, is more likely a one-off than an indicator of seasons to come.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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If the price of the first ticket sold for a Blue Origin spaceflight is any indicator, seats likely cost in the millions of dollars.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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According to the Amazon listing, the house is customizable, including the layout and siding color.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Mar. 2025
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Wilson then announced and ultimately completed renovations to the mansion and linked the mansion to the coach house, listing agent Tim Salm of Jameson Sotheby’s told Elite Street.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Let go of underperforming products, unnecessary subscriptions, and tasks that don’t move the needle.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Anything that means smaller and/or fewer needles gets a nod from me.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Indian hair oiling has become big business Hair oiling is an Indian tradition recorded in ancient Sanskrit medicinal texts like Charaka Samhita, and passed on through the centuries.—
Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
14 Apr. 2025
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That is the lowest level recorded since NBC News began asking the question in 1990.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Green Day entered 2005 at the center of popular music for the second time in its career — but the first time in a decade.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
10 Apr. 2025
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Miami entered Wednesday with a 5-9 record this season when all three players have been available since Wiggins was acquired from the Golden State Warriors in the Feb. 6 Jimmy Butler trade.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The Data Rescue Project, which launched in February, is cataloging preservation efforts and backed up government data sets.—
Tiffany Hsu,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Following this, the U.S. Space Force cataloged a new object in orbit, which was possibly released by Kosmos 2581 on March 18. Russia has provided no details about the satellites and their mission.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
3 Apr. 2025
Verb
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No charges were filed against Darvish as of April 13.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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The lawsuit was initially filed against Meta — then called Facebook — in 2020, during Mr. Trump's first term, before being amended in 2021.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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