bibliography

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Recent Examples of bibliography 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 Like Tolstoy, John Steinbeck’s bibliography is chockablock with classics worth a read. — Kevin Dickinson, Big Think, 8 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
  • Friday will see retail sales data for July and the preliminary Michigan consumer sentiment index.
    — Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Spain’s index score still falls within the upper echelons of an individualist culture, but is lower than some of its fellow major footballing nations, including France, Germany, Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and the Netherlands.
    — Mark Carey, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
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  • The loss was a compendium of failure, as the Rays struggled in all aspects of play.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • Among the books found missing from UCLA's collections were classic compendiums of Chinese cultural heritage.
    — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 15 July 2026
Definition of compendium
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  • Gone are the days of fragmented, point product solutions for capabilities like data lineage, business glossaries, data quality, MDM and yes, catalogs.
    — Susan Laine, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The narrative moves from the early days of the war to a glossary of Beiruti wartime phrases, then to Makdisi’s upbringing, and back to her memories of war and the people lost to it.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of glossary
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  • This compilation, led by contributing editor Ardian Wibisono and contributor Yessar Rosendar, shines a light on top-performing companies with sales above $10 million and below $1 billion.
    — Naazneen Karmali, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • In the video compilation, which has over 11 million views, the bride and groom exchange vows in front of a white and green mix of blooms and vegetables.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of compilation
Noun
  • Just as an example, Burnley’s Maxime Esteve picked up the fifth-most DEFCON points (38) among defenders but finished 62nd on the list of highest-scoring defenders.
    — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Tatis hit an opposite-field shot to right leading off the fourth for the 164th of his career, moving him out of a tie with Nate Colbert and into sole possession of second place on the franchise list.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of list
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  • Rounding out the docket, Commerzbank said its net profit jumped 94% in the second quarter, beating estimates, while Siemens reported its highest-ever quarterly industrial profit and new orders growth.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • According to the case docket, Judge Sweeney has given the NCAA until Thursday to respond.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of docket
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  • Instead of storing messages inside files, the agents used directory names themselves to carry information.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Many users found pages through Yahoo-style directories, bookmarks, newsgroups, email signatures, and links from site to site because the web was still small enough that human organization could compete with machine indexing.
    — Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of directory
Noun
  • Bartman said local businesses also rely on storage units, particularly those that don't have enough room to store equipment or inventory.
    — James Taylor, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The combination create a larger pool of premium digital out-of-home national, local and programmatic inventory across cinema, office and residential buildings and will enhance NCM’s data, targeting and measurement capabilities.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of inventory

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