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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
  • Courts have questioned the reliability of the Justice Department‘s list of potential noncitize voters.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The department also threatened to prosecute election workers in Texas and sent a letter Monday to Washington state demanding that officials segregate ballots cast by people on the government’s list, the lawsuit said.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of list
Verb
  • Research partners recorded the various sounds that drones make when their propellers get chipped or cracked or their motor becomes damaged or begins to fail.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The practice involves writing down your intrusive thoughts and fears, and even recording yourself talking about them, and playing that recording back to yourself.
    — Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of record
Noun
  • As of October 16th of this year, Nasdaq attracted 59 companies via traditional IPOs, raising nearly 120 billion dollars, whereas the NYSE saw 32 company listings, raising only roughly 20 billion dollars.
    — , CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Requests that break the policy will be flagged in the listing editor, and hosts can appeal.
    — Lena Borrelli, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of listing
Verb
  • This means qualifying firms enter the portfolio universe of index funds much earlier, driving passive buying for their stock.
    — , CNBC, 28 Oct. 2026
  • In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said Maldonado Soriano is from Mexico and unlawfully entered the country in 1999.
    — Aoife Walsh, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 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 31 Oct. 2026.

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