as in listing
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
we put eggs, sour cream, tomatoes, roast beef, and cheddar cheese on the shopping list
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as in to inventory
to make a list of
the coach listed the people on the team
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as in to enroll
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member
our grandfather is listed among the war dead honored by the memorial
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as in to recite
to specify one after another
do I need to list all of the reasons why your idea won't work?
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as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle
the sudden shift of the load in the hull listed the ship badly
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Recent Examples of list
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The four-bedroom home pairs a private heated indoor pool and spa with a long list of rainy-day diversions, including a dedicated game room stocked with foosball, ping-pong, shuffleboard, and a poker table, plus a media room with surround sound and an Xbox.
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Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
For each ingredient, the site lists a short description, other foods or beverages that use it, and whether it is authorized for use by food safety regulators, including the Food and Drug Administration, the European Food Safety Authority, and Health Canada.
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Jing Feng,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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Because of Oracle’s retreating stock price, Ellison has been surpassed on the world’s list of wealthiest people by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and Michael Dell.
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Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
26 June 2026
The four-bedroom home pairs a private heated indoor pool and spa with a long list of rainy-day diversions, including a dedicated game room stocked with foosball, ping-pong, shuffleboard, and a poker table, plus a media room with surround sound and an Xbox.
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Bailey Berg,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
Verb
Prices listed reflect time and date of publication and are subject to change.
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Bestreviews,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
For each ingredient, the site lists a short description, other foods or beverages that use it, and whether it is authorized for use by food safety regulators, including the Food and Drug Administration, the European Food Safety Authority, and Health Canada.
—
Jing Feng,
NBC news,
22 June 2026
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The stock of SpaceX continues its consolidation phase on the New York Stock Exchange one week after its Nasdaq listing.
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The exchange’s main index recorded a 51% return in 2025 — among the largest in the world — and has kept up momentum this year as anticipation grows ahead of the listing.
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The election of Raman and Roy would also underscore the leftward tilt of Los Angeles, which has four City Council members, including Raman, who are DSA members — two of whom were reelected in the primary.
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For instance, Apollo 14 experienced a 7-degree tilt on landing, and Apollo 15 had an 11-degree tilt on touchdown.
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After completing his four-year stretch, Clayton-Thomas in 1962 began frequenting the music scene on the Yonge Street strip, when Arkansas rockabilly great Ronnie Hawkins gave him his first paying job in music.
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Looking Back To Move Forward Leight started Archives in 2010 on Abbott Kinney Boulevard, a trendy mile-long strip in Venice Beach, California.
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Those that wait will inherit a shadow estate nobody can inventory, let alone migrate.
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Historically, the assessor’s office was not so political and was focused on just fairly and accurately inventorying and assessing all property in the county.
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Israeli troops advanced to its outskirts and didn’t enter, but their strikes pummeled what had been an economic powerhouse of Shiite business affluence.
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Check with lifeguards before entering the ocean for possible hazards you may be swept into.
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Students who enrolled in bachelor’s programs at 27 Texas colleges earned more over time than non-students, the study found.
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Aracely is an engineering student in San Diego, but she had been enrolled in school in Los Angeles until both her parents made the decision to self-deport.
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Watching the hearing via Zoom from a prison holding room, Powell wiped his eyes and sighed heavily as Cribbs once again recited the facts of the case before Judge Rachelle Carnesale, explaining when Walton was fatally shot.
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The kids could still probably recite the whole of The Gruffalo.
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The plans have touched off stiff opposition from neighbors worried about soil erosion, already a problem in an area of steeply sloping topography, and potential well contamination.
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The sail should slope slightly downward so that rain doesn’t pool.
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“List.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/list. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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