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variants or cataloguing
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cataloging

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verb

variants or cataloguing
present participle of catalog

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Recent Examples of cataloging
Noun
The company provided excellent service and infrastructure solutions that other firms don’t focus on, such as shelf-ready cataloging, processing and standing orders, Kiburg said. Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026 While a lot of the effort of cataloging skills has been administrative, technology companies like Workera are aiding this shift. Aman Kidwai, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025 The Cottonian library had an unusual cataloguing system. Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025 Hours are often lost cataloguing dailies, restoring archival shots, or verifying rights before an idea can move forward. Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025 Meanwhile, Stonehage Fleming, based in the United Kingdom, has a full-scale art management service that includes cataloging and insurance, as well as oversight of purchases and sales. Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025 In the late eighteen-nineties, when the New Croton Aqueduct was just beginning to pipe water into the Bronx from Westchester, James Reuel Smith, a wealthy classicist with a passion for cataloguing, used a bicycle to survey the springs and wells of Manhattan and the Bronx. Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025 Stephanie Schmeling, head of cataloging and archives at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, which the 9/11 Media Preservation Group shares their work with, has said there is more unseen media of the event out in the world. Solcyré Burga, Time, 11 Sep. 2025 There's less cataloging and more sense-making. Catherine Iger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
The footage was among the evidence turned over to the NYPD following his arrest, according to testimony from Altoona Patrolman George Featherstone, the police officer in charge of cataloging the evidence. Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025 With the sensors cataloguing pedestrian traffic, the data provides yet another dimension to understanding mobility patterns along the coast. Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025 For the last 50 years, archivists have been cataloguing and preserving the naturalist’s lifetime of surviving correspondences, resulting in 30 volumes of edited material. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 Nov. 2025 Twenty-eight National Transportation Safety Board officials arrive in Louisville to investigate the crash, with the FBI assisting in cataloging and removing debris. Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Nov. 2025 By the late 1870s, he was asked to take part in the gargantuan task of evaluating and cataloguing the results of the five-year Challenger expedition—an ambitious British global research voyage, the first ever dedicated purely to science. Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025 This means cataloging existing data stores, understanding where sensitive information resides, and recognizing which systems lack adequate monitoring. Ethan Stone, IndyStar, 28 Oct. 2025 Carter’s process begins with detailed scene-by-scene rundowns cataloging locations, times of day, characters, props, graphics, and special effects. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025 He’s succeeded by evolving, in public, from newbie cinephile to expert—a journey he’s tracked by cataloging more than 2,000 movies on Letterboxd. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cataloging
Noun
  • However, the classification does not necessarily mean that the shooter will be criminally charged, Sparks said.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The new trade deal has tariffs on China shoe imports in the range of 20 percent to 27 percent, depending on classification and not including existing duties.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • The property is a three-bedroom, 1,600-square-foot home, per the property’s listing on Zillow.
    Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
  • Jovanovic had to wait for those lawsuits to clear before listing again this year.
    Will Ellis, Curbed, 6 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Media coverage tends to ignore the long-term nature of private markets while over-indexing on the short-term realities of investing.
    Will Dunham, Fortune, 8 Dec. 2025
  • Distributed by Maoyan locally, the Japanese anime juggernaut delivered the highest Imax opening weekend box office gross, attendance and indexing ever for a Japanese title in China.
    Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 16 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • While interviewing the mayor, a vehicle was seen entering the property after the gate was opened.
    Nina Burns, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Video surveillance footage showed the two men entering a shower, according to the affidavit.
    Lori Dunn, Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • For example, L'Oréal’s researchers released a study in 2007 that analyzed curl patterns using objective measures from hundreds of people across multiple continents, proposing an 8-type categorization system instead of 4.
    Hendra Jacobs, Allure, 23 Dec. 2025
  • The movie itself defies easy categorization, and intentionally so.
    Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The self-flying camera is equipped with a 4K camera capable of recording at up to 100 frames per second.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Guests often found her in Disneyland with their phones out, already recording, ready to capture their interaction with the Evil Queen herself.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • No one offers a better example of how to make that case than Frederick Douglass, the fugitive slave, abolitionist, and eventual statesman involved in the codification of birthright citizenship in 1868.
    Time, Time, 12 Nov. 2025
  • Such codification is also a key driver of value for buyers looking to acquire attractive companies.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Cova Tree recommends scheduling a tree wellness walk-through with a certified arborist who can help identify the most at-risk trees.
    Olivia Young, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2026
  • The company uses a third-party administrator for claims, and homeowners are responsible for scheduling their own service appointments.
    Alora Bopray, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025

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“Cataloging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataloging. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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