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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
Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 19 May 2025
Meanwhile, the consumer confidence index dropped 7.9 points to 86.0 in April, the lowest reading since May 2020.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
That gear created the phase (direction) and degree of rear steering indexed to steering wheel input.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
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Noun
Perhaps that’s why Swedes consistently rank near the top of happiness indexes: Here, there are plenty of options to leave the world behind and surround yourself with the healing properties of water.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside Online, 19 May 2025
Meanwhile, the consumer confidence index dropped 7.9 points to 86.0 in April, the lowest reading since May 2020.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 16 May 2025
Verb
The draft proposal doesn't index to inflation and currently has a benefits cliff, which means that a $1 raise could spike student loan payments by $1,000.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
That gear created the phase (direction) and degree of rear steering indexed to steering wheel input.
—ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
Noun
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Meanwhile, every recent indicator shows declining growth.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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While the third quarter ended on a positive note with an increase in home sales, other indicators are showing a bit of a slow-down after the superheated market of the past few years. ...—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
Verb
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Here is the lineup of home and road opponents, listed alphabetically. Steelers’ 2025 opponents The Steelers went 10-7 in the 2024 regular season before being blown out by the Baltimore Ravens in the wild-card round of the playoffs, extending Pittsburgh’s winless postseason drought to eight years.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Favorite Paint Picks Drew listed Farrow & Ball’s Dimity as his favorite neutral.—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
Noun
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This involves molecular machinery that basically functions like a syringe, complete with a long needle that is poked into the cells of its victims.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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Life outside the courtroom, however, is a bit more complicated, with Nash-Betts weeping in a hospital gown and Kardashian stabbing herself with a needle in a bathroom stall.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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The longest humpback whale migration ever recorded was 8,106 miles, from South America to Africa, though more typical distances are around 5,000 miles.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 May 2025
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In 2018 Amazon’s Alexa recorded a married couple’s conversation about hardwood floors and sent it to one of the husband’s employees.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
20 May 2025
Verb
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The Texas Department of Public Safety runs the database but local law enforcement agencies are responsible for entering the names.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The Orlando woman was walking north and entered the westbound lanes of Colonial.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
17 May 2025
Verb
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The park is now a stop for the more adventurous sightseers, or researchers cataloging the species that call the island home.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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The other, a spacecraft sometimes cataloged as V-71 No. 671, did not.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
Verb
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And in 2018, the chain also filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection but came out of it the next year.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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In a campaign finance report for last quarter filed in April, Riddle reported raising $30,302.02 in contributions and spending $4,321.01, leaving a balance of $25,981.01 as of March 31.—
Michael R. Wickline,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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