variants
or catalogue
cataloged or catalogued; cataloging or cataloguing
1
: to make a catalog of
catalog a collection of books
2
a
: to enter in a catalog
b
: to classify (something, such as books or information) descriptively
Scientific monographs are cataloged into a database that will be available to researchers.
1
: to make or work on a catalog
2
: to become listed in a catalog at a specified price
this stamp catalogs at $2
cataloger
noun
or cataloguer
Synonyms
Examples of catalog in a Sentence
Noun
The band played many songs from their catalog of hits.
a catalog of music album titles
Verb
They use the computer to catalog books.
The chart catalogs the results of each test.
Recent Examples on the Web
Dan Q. Dao, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Yet as the four members of Creed sit together in midtown Manhattan on a Tuesday afternoon in June 2024, the mood is light, and the guys — all of whom have entered their fifties over the past year-plus — are clearly enjoying a sea change in how their catalog is being treated.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 July 2024
Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 July 2024
That led me to the Natural History Museum’s Southern California Squirrel Survey, which has been counting and cataloging the critters across the Southland for years and encouraging members of the community to do the same.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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Noun
Beneath paintings of European royals, Dunhill’s models donned lighter, more contemporary takes on pieces that Holloway earmarked from the brand’s catalogs.
—Dan Q. Dao, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2024
Yet as the four members of Creed sit together in midtown Manhattan on a Tuesday afternoon in June 2024, the mood is light, and the guys — all of whom have entered their fifties over the past year-plus — are clearly enjoying a sea change in how their catalog is being treated.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 18 July 2024
Verb
This week, the Washington Examiner is taking a step back from the horse race between Biden and Trump to catalog the rule changes that kicked up so much electoral dust in 2020.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 July 2024
That led me to the Natural History Museum’s Southern California Squirrel Survey, which has been counting and cataloging the critters across the Southland for years and encouraging members of the community to do the same.
—Adam Tschorn, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2024
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“Catalog.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/catalog. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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catalog
1 of 2 noun
cat·a·log
variants
or catalogue
ˈkat-ᵊl-ˌȯg 
-ˌäg
1
: a list of names, titles, or articles arranged according to a system
2
: a book or file containing a catalog
catalog
2 of 2 verb
variants
or catalogue
cataloged or catalogued; cataloging or cataloguing
1
: to make a catalog of
2
: to enter in a catalog
catalog books
cataloger
noun
or cataloguer
-ˈȯ-gər,
-ˈä-gər
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