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noun

ˈka-tə-ˌlȯg How to pronounce catalog (audio)
variants or catalogue
Definition of catalognext
as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system a catalog of music album titles

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verb

variants or catalogue
as in to list
to put (someone or something) on a list cataloged the latest additions to the collection

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Recent Examples of catalog
Noun
Several exhibition catalogs from the past 25 years have listed the Nahmad Collection as the owner of Betonte Ecken. — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 In fact, the only model in Amazon’s catalog with greater endurance is the light-free version of the Scribe, which tops out at an impressive 16 weeks. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Oct. 2026
Verb
The logbook cataloged a dozen instances of aircraft flying over the camp, including four helicopters, three planes and five drones. — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026 In a recent Science Advances study, a team of Spanish archaeologists has cataloged 597 wooden remains from Neanderthal living areas dating from 62,000 to 40,000 years ago. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for catalog
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catalog
  1. list
  2. record
  3. listing
  4. enter
  5. index
Noun
  • There is an obvious option who should be atop every team’s list, but there’s no sense getting worked up if Nikita Kucherov doesn’t have Ottawa on his top-10 team list.
    — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Below, a list of some of our favorite early Black Friday rug deals (and their makers).
    — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of list
Verb
  • Video recorded by people inside their cars captured the terrifying moment the aircraft plunged from the sky, before striking near the roadway and exploding.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Atkins continued to record under the Model 500 moniker over the next three decades, as well as the aliases Infiniti (for his minimalist techno work, highlighted on the 1998 album Skynet), Audio Tech, and his own name.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of record
Noun
  • The auction’s listing was initially thought to be a study for Duyster’s work, but after the museum contacted the auction house, researchers confirmed it as the original.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Nigeria’s state oil company NNPC could float up to a 10% stake in a Lagos initial public offering and follow it up with a secondary listing in London or New York, its CEO told Reuters.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of listing
Verb
  • Sims attempted to enter the residence, but Bell slammed the door shut, the affidavit says.
    — Steven Mross, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The caller reported a man had forcibly entered a nearby home and was physically assaulting its resident, according to a news release from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
    — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of enter
Verb
  • Research indexed by the National Institutes of Health finds that cloves are rich in antioxidants, compounds that reduce oxidative stress, a contributor to inflammation and chronic disease, and that cloves contain important vitamins and minerals.
    — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
  • When content is indexed and retrieved for an AI assistant, its permissions often stay behind in the original system.
    — Sean Nathaniel, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
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“Catalog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catalog. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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