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Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
For the average homeowner, the tax starts at roughly $330 per year and includes automatic annual increases tied to inflation using the greater Bay Area CPI or California per capita income growth index.
—James Porter, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The video indexes temporal compression—not historical eventfulness or developmental logic but monotonous repetition, endurance without transformation.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Meanwhile, Europe’s leading stock indexes all traded higher on the day and US futures also pointed to a stronger open.
—Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
For the average homeowner, the tax starts at roughly $330 per year and includes automatic annual increases tied to inflation using the greater Bay Area CPI or California per capita income growth index.
—James Porter, Mercury News, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
It may be indexed by search engines.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
The video indexes temporal compression—not historical eventfulness or developmental logic but monotonous repetition, endurance without transformation.
—Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
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The geographic concentration of data centers means that indicators such as public or environmental health costs tend to vary widely by state.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
21 Apr. 2026
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Facilitates discussions around key indicators like inflation, the labor market, financial markets and global risks.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said before tipoff Sunday that the team was prepared to play with or without Wembanyama, who was listed as questionable going into the game.—
Anne M. Peterson,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The six draft picks are listed in bold.—
Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Going back to last season, the Ducks have added considerably more than the Oilers, who, outside of blue-liner Jake Walman, have not moved the needle much with their acquisitions.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Growing up to hundreds of feet tall and dozens of feet across, with rich, golden-brown bark and dark green needles, there’s nothing quite as awe-inspiring as a California redwood.—
Cu Fleshman,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Apr. 2026
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Samuel Isturiz tossed 5 2/3 innings and allowed four hits, two runs and three walks while recording two strikeouts for the Tigers.—
Alex Kushel,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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Tottenham have picked up just two league wins from 24 league matches since the start of November, and are yet to record one this calendar year.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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After the game, Bauer returned the favor for those at the Pennsylvania ballpark, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans after entering his name into the Ducks’ record books.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dallas entered the draft with this being one of the biggest positions of need.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The previous record holder, a star in our Milky Way cataloged as SDSS J1029+1729, has twice the abundance of heavy elements that SDSS J0715-7334 has.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
16 Apr. 2026
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Fans review the highlights of old Sears catalogs on YouTube, using photos of goods like bedroom sets, for example, to compare aesthetics and quality standards of 30 years ago to today's retail offerings.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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No charges were immediately filed.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Tona Henderson, an Idaho resident who has worked for decades to get Idaho included in the program, warned of scammers charging people to help file claims.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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