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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
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  1. index
  2. compendium
  3. glossary
  4. compilation
  5. list
  6. docket
  7. directory
  8. inventory
Noun
  • The sweetener is now up about 20% in 2026, versus the nearly 13% advance for the broad market index.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The rate is tied to a benchmark index, like the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR).
    — Rebecca Safier, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of index
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  • But before streaming made separating singles wheat from album chaff almost free and very easy, greatest-hits compendiums were ubiquitous, a way for the industry to turn early investment into real profit.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Off Ramp is many things—a useful compendium of research on polarization and political violence, a candid memoir of Cox’s uneven attempts at peacemaking, a practical handbook for Americans who want to rediscover how to live with one another.
    — McKay Coppins, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of compendium
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  • The web portal will launch with a glossary of some 180 terms pertaining to AI designed to bring standardization to what has been an unruly moving target.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Many of them supplement the text with photographs, epigraphs, glossaries, family trees, sketches, timelines, variant tables of contents, alternating fonts and notes to the reader.
    — Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of glossary
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  • Nandao Rice & Noodle, which opened in May at the corner of Garvey and Garfield avenues in Monterey Park, isn’t geographically specific, but more of a greatest hits compilation of foods currently dominating the SGV.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier demos on the compilation also celebrate the 30th anniversary of Cole’s biggest album, This Fire, and her accompanying tour in 2026.
    — Tina Eves, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of compilation
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  • If a friend from out of town visits and is looking for true, New York-style pizza, Williamsburg Pizza is at the top of my list of recommendations.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Despite fiercer global competition, geopolitical instability, and technological disruption over the past year, the companies on the list have proven resilient.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of list
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  • The justices did not give their reasoning for blocking the new map, as is often the case in rulings on its emergency docket.
    — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Why SpaceX filed a lawsuit against Texas The court docket currently provides limited information about the substance of the dispute.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of docket
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  • Other states may have different rules covering association directories and member records.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Since it was launched nearly 36 years ago, IMDb has served as an online directory of TV shows and movies and the actors who appear in them.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of directory
Noun
  • Modern air defenses require large inventories of interceptors, along with the manufacturing capacity needed to replenish them.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The National Museum alone lost almost two-thirds of its inventory, comprising nearly 100,000 artifacts that covered Sudan’s prehistoric age through its Nubian era, the Kingdom of Kush, the Christian era and its Islamic period.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of inventory

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“Bibliography.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bibliography. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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