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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
The 247 recruiting compositive index asserted UM had the vastly more talented roster. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025 The Lyst index is a quarterly ranking of fashion’s hottest brands and products. Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
Zandi and deRitis argue the most direct remedy is to index the exclusion caps to reflect either inflation or actual home price growth. Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025 It was also recently revealed that up to 300,000 chats between users and the Grok chatbot had been indexed and made publicly visible in the same way. Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for index
Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
Noun
  • The off-year elections of Virginia and New Jersey are often not indicators of the following midterms.
    Julia Manchester, The Hill, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Legendary investor Warren Buffett’s favorite market indicator, which compares a measure of the total value of the US stock market to the value of US economic growth, is also flashing a warning sign.
    John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Loewen’s case is not listed in El Dorado Superior Court.
    Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 12 Nov. 2025
  • The Eagles have officially listed Johnson as questionable to return with an ankle injury.
    Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Overturning the validity of the IEEPA tariffs but doing as Katyal suggested and limiting the decision to prospective relief could thread an incredibly difficult needle.
    Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Giving kids three separate shots would mean more trips to the doctor and more needles, vaccine proponents like Offit say.
    NPR, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Dak Brinkley shows pass rushing ability KU freshman defensive end Dak Brinkley recorded the first two sacks of his college career on back-to-back plays in the second quarter.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
  • The Hornets have recorded five or more sacks five times this season.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The biggest ovation of the night came when Keon Ellis, who has fallen out of the rotation despite being one of the team’s best defenders and 3-point shooters, entered the game for the first time at the start of the fourth quarter.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • According to the report, a Nissan Pathfinder driven by Wesley Jordan, 77, of Prairie Grove entered the roadway attempting to turn left when a westbound Dodge Ram struck Jordan's vehicle.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The 3-foot-wide (1 meter) descent probe will fall to the surface of Venus and catalog its punishingly thick atmosphere and sulfuric acid-laden clouds along the way, as well as take some images of Venus' surface terrain.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Pritzker has established a commission to catalogue potential abuses.
    Michael Loria, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • At a time when the Mavericks need as much good will, or PR, as possible, filing a lawsuit against the Dallas Stars is petty, small and mean.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Since then, Shashou and Effron have been iterating alongside what has become a team of 50 robotics engineers on the manicure system, which can remove nail polish; deliver cuticle care; file nails — without blades — and impart colored polish and a top coat to finish.
    Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2025

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

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