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as in indicator
an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information the index on the thermometer dropped below zero

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verb

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
Noun
While the highest ratings indeed signify the most sun exposure, the UV index (UVI) wasn’t created as a tanning forecast. Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 11 June 2025 Your unique personal experience, however, is likely different than what any index might show. Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 11 June 2025
Verb
After 2028, the credit’s highest value would revert to $2,000, and be indexed for inflation. Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 15 May 2025 Unlike tax thresholds or programs like SAVE or IBR, RAP’s brackets are not indexed to inflation, cost of living or wage growth. Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for index
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Noun
  • However, despite the upticks in openings and hires, Tuesday’s report also contained some concerning indicators, notably a sharp increase in layoffs and discharges.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
  • Consumer confidence, a key inflation indicator, also improved in the U.S. for the first time in five months this May.
    Solcyré Burga, Time, 3 June 2025
Verb
  • Teel, 23, is ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Sox organization by MLB.com, which also lists him as the No. 26 prospect in baseball.
    LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
  • While membership fees are not publicly listed for Trump's New Jersey club, the Wall Street Journal has estimated the initiation fee is over $100,000.
    Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • The starkness of Huyler’s writing needles into an essential loneliness of medical practice.
    Danielle Ofri, New Yorker, 7 June 2025
  • The efforts for the attention of Emmy voters is as fierce as ever, but does any of this stuff move the needle?
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 6 June 2025
Verb
  • As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 14 June 2025
  • Acutis' first miracle was recorded in 2020, according to CNN.
    Michael Nied, People.com, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • Lembas is a new peptide ingredient company that enters the market today with intentions of partnering with CPG brands to create food products that target the GLP-1 hormone.
    Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
  • The Angels then lost five consecutive games and entered Monday having lost nine of their last 14.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Verb
  • This means cataloging current hardware, software and network configurations, as well as identifying and labeling customer info, financial records, IP and other sensitive data.
    Harry Kazakian, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
  • Plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit filed by the National Center for Youth Law have also cataloged long wait times and slow DNA results.
    Cedar Attanasio, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2025
Verb
  • Back then, filing a patent or trademark was a fairly simple process.
    Joe Hudicka, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
  • The state filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block the move that's heading for court arguments later June 12.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 13 June 2025

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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 16 Jun. 2025.

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