cataloging 1 of 2

variants or cataloguing

cataloging

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verb

variants or cataloguing
present participle of catalog

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of cataloging
Noun
In addition to having been kept in impeccable shape over the years, this example had just 958 miles on its odometer at the time of cataloging. Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026 That means regular public access through exhibitions, posted hours, or tours, along with educational programs, lectures, and publications, scholarly research access, and rigorous cataloging. Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 The college offers the only graduate degree in musical instruments in North America and supports research into areas such as conservation and cataloging. Samantha Lande, Midwest Living, 30 July 2026 Heitkamp, who started his career cataloging fossils at Bonhams auction house in Los Angeles before founding Theropoda Expeditions in 2012, excavated the Licking site over the course of three field seasons, from 2021 to 2023. Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 13 July 2026 The early copy remained tucked away in Britain’s National Archives until a volunteer cataloging records from the American Revolutionary War came across it in May among the papers of Royal Navy captains. Elmira Aliieva, NBC news, 3 July 2026 Per ARTnews, Spain’s Court of Auditors has been critical of the Reina Sofía’s cataloguing methods for years, and government officials are now asking for a physical accounting of the over 25,000 artworks in the museum; as well as comprehensive financial valuations. News Desk, Artforum, 22 May 2026 Among them is the demanding task of turning a pile of artifacts into a museum collection, which includes cataloging, researching, describing and photographing. Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026 The process will include an overview of the collection and cataloging of the items for visitor use. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
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, 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 After six years of dedicating ourselves to sleep—testing, reviewing, and cataloging our favorite picks for the annual Sleep Week—our shopping editors know a thing or two about curating a bedroom vibe. Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 17 July 2026 Our manager at the time told me about an online community dedicated to cataloging and discussing our live shows. Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 1 July 2026 The lawsuit rounds out its fact-finding with a spreadsheet, cataloging the regulatory differences between public schools and choice models. Tiffany Thenor, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026 This outpost from the same family of Central and Kjolle fame—renowned for both cataloguing and reimagining obscure ingredients found throughout various altitudes of Peru—has become the home base for their culinary research arm, Mater Iniciativa. Paola Miglio, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 June 2026 Archaeologists have been cataloging dump sites since at least the early 19th century, when Danish scientists began pawing through heaps of mollusk shells that had been discarded by their Stone Age ancestors. Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026 Witter is uniquely equipped for a position as niche as this, having started his career cataloging the work of photographer Richard Avedon at the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona. Max Berlinger, Vogue, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cataloging
Noun
  • Although regions may use different criteria, in the simulation, all standings were determined by 1) region record, 2) head-to-head results, 3) point differential, 4) classification record, and 5) random tiebreaker.
    Loren Maxwell, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • There was no idle time as players and coaches were in motion in preparation for a new era of playing at the highest-classification FBS.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The property's listing agent told CBS News Bay Area that Iriarte-Valdez had mentioned experiencing financial problems and that the home appeared to be headed toward foreclosure.
    Maddie White, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Smith is being held in the Jackson County Detention Center on a $20,000 bond, according to the jail’s inmate listing.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • As the Web Almanac pointed out, the rise in video content comes with greater energy consumption and computational demands, as heavier pages drive up bandwidth usage, processing load and the overall energy footprint of web crawling and indexing.
    Tal Lev-Ami, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Many users found pages through Yahoo-style directories, bookmarks, newsgroups, email signatures, and links from site to site because the web was still small enough that human organization could compete with machine indexing.
    Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Since the Lincoln left its home port of San Diego last November, the aircraft carrier has been deployed for more than 250 days after being redirected to the Middle East to support US operations in the war with Iran, now entering its sixth month.
    Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Qusra is supposed to be under Palestinian civilian and security control, and Israeli civilians are barred from entering.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Good visual organization and logical categorization can bypass that mental load, though.
    Osman Koc, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The regulations also establish a process through which a player may seek a change in categorization by demonstrating that no competitive advantage would result.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Los Angeles Police Department officer accused of illegally recording his coworkers allegedly saying sexist, homophobic and racist remarks.
    Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • And how should a workplace handle issues of people secretly recording meetings?
    Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Unlike the majority of the Mishnah—the codification of the Jewish Oral Law—Pirkei Avot has very little Halakhic content and instead emphasizes general ethical matters conveyed through aphorisms attributed to ancient rabbinic sages.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • The codification of what became soccer Public school graduates took their versions of the game with them to the next level.
    Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Neighbors started scheduling play dates and coffees in the park.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Maryland, Northwestern, Penn State, Rutgers and Washington joined Indiana in not scheduling non-Power Four teams last year.
    ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026

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“Cataloging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataloging. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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