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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
This is the cataloging and objectification of women's most private details. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026 It’s also been driven sparingly over that time, with the odometer showing 18,872 miles at the time of cataloging. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 10 Feb. 2026 In May, as part of a larger executive reorganization, Matt Severson was named executive vice president of academy collection and preservation, overseeing all archival, preservation, registration, conservation and cataloging work of the library, archive and Academy Museum. Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2026 Her designs for the Safdies, as well as her prolific Instagram cataloguing of clothes worn by regular people on the street, have earned her a reputation as a doyenne of verisimilitude. Victoria Uren, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 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
Verb
Kathy Taylor, a friend of both Sousa and Gibson, said elements of the Rosie story would have been lost if not for Sousa’s dedication to cataloging it all. Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 10 Feb. 2026 Aided by the survey, York also pursued his own research questions, including unidentified diffuse interstellar bands and cataloguing the spectra, or brightness at different wavelengths, of quasi-stellar objects to study the three-dimensional distribution of intergalactic gas. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026 Therese Willkomm, emeritus professor of occupational therapy at the University of New Hampshire, has written three books cataloging her more than 2,000 assistive technology hacks. IEEE Spectrum, 31 Jan. 2026 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 This means cataloging existing data stores, understanding where sensitive information resides, and recognizing which systems lack adequate monitoring. Ethan Stone, IndyStar, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cataloging
Noun
  • Queens then decided to move up into the top classification of college sports in 2022, and this is the school’s fourth year of DI eligibility.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The federal agency said three people were killed and 12 others were injured in the Branch County twister, which had a wind speed of at least 165 mph — just 1 mph shy of an EF-4 classification on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
    Nick Lentz, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The listing itself reads like a wish list for the upper tier of California buyers who want Northern California scenery without Bay Area price tags.
    David Caraccio March 7, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The new installation has a nearby sign with a QR code that leads to a 45-page document listing the thousands of names of the officers who responded to the Capitol that day.
    CBS News, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Raise the minimum wage rate to at least $15/hour and tie this raise to yearly adjustments based upon inflation indexing.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
  • From a consumer point of view, Asian shoppers are over-indexing with indie brands; Black and Hispanic shoppers engage with them at a relatively similar rate, and white shoppers drive the lowest share of sales in the category.
    Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Proceed by entering your child’s phone number and verifying their age.
    Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Ace Garrett Crochet is the reigning MLB strikeout king entering his age-27 season.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Art history frequently uses lenses like decolonization to expand its scope, yet these perspectives often turn into restrictive systems of categorization.
    Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
  • The three-way dynamic between the characters, Park suggests, defies easy categorization.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Soon, protesters began following agents, recording them, and, at points, attempted to block the entrance of an ICE facility.
    Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
  • He was lifted from the game without recording an out, only to get re-inserted in the second inning to complete two scoreless innings.
    Jack Vita, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The pillars of Hungarian-style family policy, which Vance repeatedly praised, are nowhere near codification in America.
    Idrees Kahloon, The Atlantic, 5 Mar. 2026
  • At the same time, both agencies are clearly aware that statutory language from Congress is the only thing that can’t be easily undone, which is also why Chair Atkins has emphasized his support for the codification of a crypto market structure framework.
    Jason Brett, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Mar. 2026
  • Even though the State Department continues to warn Americans not to travel to Venezuela, the government cleared the way for American Airlines to begin scheduling flights there.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026

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“Cataloging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataloging. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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