bibliography

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Recent Examples of bibliography The site also contains search tools as well as a predictably gigantic source bibliography. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Feb. 2026 During a demonstration, an OpenAI employee showed how the software could automatically find and incorporate relevant scientific literature, then format the bibliography. — ArsTechnica, 29 Jan. 2026 The funniest part of BookTok fame has been seeing fans discover how extensive her bibliography is. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025 Hilton Als, a staff writer who has written about Baldwin many times, joined us to share a few essential entries from Baldwin’s bibliography. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bibliography
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bibliography
  1. index
  2. compendium
  3. glossary
  4. compilation
  5. list
  6. docket
  7. directory
  8. inventory
Noun
  • The issuer can call them back after a year if the index is at or above its initial level.
    — Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The air quality index exceeded 350 in several parts of the capital on Monday morning, reaching the severe category and posing significant health risks.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of index
Noun
  • There are certain names that will forever be synonymous with boho style, but Drake has made a compelling case for adding his own to the compendium.
    — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Whole Earth Catalog, founded by writer and editor Stewart Brand, promoted ecological knowledge and self-sufficiency, but was still a compendium of things to buy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of compendium
Noun
  • Per gyrofield’s account of the album’s development, it was conceptualized as a means of interpreting dub and post-rock through their own lens, appending a thick glossary of recognizable signifiers to the artist’s sui generis musical language.
    — Lisle Younger, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026
  • For a category definitions refresher, sift through our clue glossary.
    — Vulture, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of glossary
Noun
  • That year, the British A&R man Neil Rushton began collecting tracks from Detroit artists to spotlight the Motor City’s new dance music — a compilation to be titled The House Sound of Detroit.
    — Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, and the 2014 compilation album May Death Never Stop You.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of compilation
Noun
  • Liang, who works in furniture sales, said extras like cameras and game consoles are off the list this year.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Before the list, there is a short explainer on the two operating models used across the Turkish market, so the rankings make sense in context rather than in isolation.
    — Burak Onal, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of list
Noun
  • No lawyer for the band appeared at what was expected to be a courtroom showdown last week, and a note on the court’s docket in Collin County, Texas, said that an agreement had been reached.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The docket for Blockquote's lawsuit is sealed from public view.
    — Dan Mangan, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of docket
Noun
  • Its memory directory contained 413 files across 225 folders, totaling nearly 978,000 characters.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The 32-year-old Democrat, who represents Grandview, remained in Cole County Jail on Thursday morning, according to an online directory of inmates.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of directory
Noun
  • Meanwhile, distillate inventories dropped to their lowest levels in two decades.
    — , CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The financial pressure then extended to decisions around how much inventory to commit to.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of inventory

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