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Recent Examples of index
ABC News, 8 June 2026
The heat index will climb to near 100 degrees both days.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 June 2026
The annual limits are indexed to inflation and will rise over time.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 28 May 2026
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Noun
Before taking off, check the air temperatures for both day and night as well as the heat index, which takes humidity into account, Azan said.
—ABC News, 8 June 2026
The heat index will climb to near 100 degrees both days.
—Ahmad Bajjey, CBS News, 8 June 2026
Verb
Recent new partners have over-indexed in the health sector after the birth of her two daughters.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 June 2026
The annual limits are indexed to inflation and will rise over time.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
Noun
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QuantCube’s indicator measures the volume of deadweight tonnage leaving Iraqi and UAE ports, which provides an estimate of the cargo weight the ships are carrying.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
9 June 2026
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While no clinical measles cases have been confirmed in the county, Merced County health officials said, wastewater monitoring can serve as an early indicator.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 June 2026
Verb
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An Anduril listing on the public markets is a long-running subject of speculation.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
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His bond was listed as $17,500.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
9 June 2026
Noun
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Republican political consultants are skeptical that Paxton’s place on the ballot sways the needle for Democrats.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 June 2026
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Just how the court will thread that needle remains to be seen.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
9 June 2026
Verb
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Video Mendias recorded showed officers pouring out of the back of an armored police vehicle and police deploying robots into the area.—
Robert McGreevy , Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
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The American superstar dropped Live From Asbury Park 2024 on vinyl – a set that was recorded during the musician's performance at the Sea.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Verb
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Nowhere is this perhaps clearer than in her first book, published in 1941, just as the United States entered World War II.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Ramaphosa said Sunday that around 450,000 people trying to enter South Africa without documents had been stopped at the border in the last year.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Verb
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Since its launch on April 27, more than 3,600 AI data centers have been cataloged on Brockovich's interactive map, which allows users to see operational facilities, those under construction and those that have been proposed.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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In 1985, Christie’s cataloged the work as a Freud.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
2 June 2026
Verb
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Secertary of State Shirley Weber filed a lawsuit on Friday aimed at blocking a Shasta County ballot initiative that would set up a range of new voting rules.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Sakahara first filed for a retrial in 2001.—
Yumi Asada,
CNN Money,
13 June 2026
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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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