carding

verb

present participle of card
1
as in filing

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2
as in combing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for carding
  1. filing
  2. combing
  3. recording
  4. raking
  5. booking
  6. cataloging
  7. indexing
  8. tabulating
Verb
  • At risk from these reductions is the peace of mind that taxpayers are indeed filing their taxes correctly every year as systems become more strained, O’Donnell noted.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
  • But Azerbaijan has gone a step farther, filing a defamation suit against CNN in Delaware last week.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of filing
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  • Tips and calls are coming in and investigators are combing through other video, Saucier said.
    — Elise Hammond, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The videos show search crews combing the Pentagon's charred corridors, and interviews with firefighters working to contain the disaster.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of combing
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  • While recording the album, Bareilles allowed a crew to film at Dreamland Recording Studios in upstate New York.
    — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Crow-Armstrong has been crafty on the base paths, recording 31 steals on 38 attempts.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of recording
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  • Gatwood hoped to put in a new fence and was raking some rocks and dirt to make the yard smoother.
    — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • From mowing at the right time to raking leaves at the right time, the when is as important as the how.
    — David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of raking
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  • This is good energy for choosing a launch date, booking space, outlining a talk, or setting time for practice.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Courtesy of Airbnb / OA (OddAtelier) Entertainment Superstardom at JENNIE’s scale requires a certain distance, but for three nights this September, a lucky handful of travelers can get close by booking an Airbnb.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of booking
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  • Each year, the department faces lawsuits cataloging records inquiries that the LAPD failed to respond to by the 10-day or 24-day deadline.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • At the time, Cucinelli touted the potential of Callimacus, named after the Greek scholar and poet, praised by the entrepreneur and designer also for his role of cataloguing and safeguarding the vast collection of the great Library of Alexandria.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 27 July 2026
Definition of cataloging
Verb
  • The Social Security Administration calculates your retirement benefits by reviewing your lifetime earnings and indexing your highest 35 years of earnings to wage growth to produce an Average Indexed Monthly Earnings (AIME).
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • The 2015 staff report recommended indexing the thresholds to inflation on a go-forward basis.
    — Matt Stephens, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
Definition of indexing
Verb
  • What turned out to be a razor-thin contest wasn’t called by the Associated Press until early Wednesday morning, after a delay in tabulating votes from Milwaukee.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The recount board reconvened Thursday morning, July 9, to begin tabulating runoff Election Day results.
    — Angela George, Sioux Falls Argus Leader, 8 July 2026
Definition of tabulating
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“Carding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carding. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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