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Recent Examples of cataloging
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
And the matter of the cataloguing itself launches Clemence’s personal crusade against that age-old difference of value applied to men’s and women’s stories.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter – the same trade magazine that recently lamented a downturn in animal rentals – published an exposé cataloging incidents in which animals died, were injured or were put at grievous risk on sets.
—Cynthia Chris, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
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
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
Together, Middleton and Tappe represent the human face of the trend Greenberg has been cataloguing from LinkedIn.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026
The team has spent more than two years painstakingly gathering, reviewing and cataloguing evidence from the attack.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
To rectify this oversight, a few years ago, my friend Cassey Lottman and I created the Great Farts of Literature database, an ongoing project dedicated to cataloging the best butt bombs in print and from which this list is adapted.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
In the infrared, this could do everything from revealing the large-scale structure of the early Universe to cataloging far more of the asteroids orbiting in Earth’s vicinity.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Now, the company is partnering with Waze to offer a new service to help city officials make roads better — cataloguing potholes.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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
And the matter of the cataloguing itself launches Clemence’s personal crusade against that age-old difference of value applied to men’s and women’s stories.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
In 2012, The Hollywood Reporter – the same trade magazine that recently lamented a downturn in animal rentals – published an exposé cataloging incidents in which animals died, were injured or were put at grievous risk on sets.
—Cynthia Chris, The Conversation, 19 Feb. 2026
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
Verb
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
Together, Middleton and Tappe represent the human face of the trend Greenberg has been cataloguing from LinkedIn.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 9 June 2026
The team has spent more than two years painstakingly gathering, reviewing and cataloguing evidence from the attack.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 12 May 2026
To rectify this oversight, a few years ago, my friend Cassey Lottman and I created the Great Farts of Literature database, an ongoing project dedicated to cataloging the best butt bombs in print and from which this list is adapted.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
In the infrared, this could do everything from revealing the large-scale structure of the early Universe to cataloging far more of the asteroids orbiting in Earth’s vicinity.
—John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
Now, the company is partnering with Waze to offer a new service to help city officials make roads better — cataloguing potholes.
—Irene Wright, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cataloging
Noun
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White evangelical churches—revivalists, under Sutton’s classification system—experienced remarkable growth, while liberal mainline Protestant churches withered.—
Michael Luo,
New Yorker,
14 June 2026
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The rich sensory innervation has led to its classification, in some people, as an erogenous zone; zoologist Desmond Morris famously speculated in The Naked Ape (1967) that earlobes evolved precisely as an additional zone of sensitivity to facilitate pair bonding in humans.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Verb
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The result is that most contests for judicial seats are pretty sleepy, with candidates limiting themselves to speeches and mailers listing their qualifications rather than attacking their opponents.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
14 June 2026
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OpenAI might usefully streamline its sprawling product line-up before listing.—
The Week UK,
TheWeek,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Battmer said his firm is helping these clients with tax-efficient indexing or other option derivative strategies.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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My focus is diversification—across media, search, AI indexing and offline networking—to ensure resilience, stable visibility and independence from unpredictable shifts.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Neighbors said the victim was a condo board president who blocked the suspect from entering the complex to protect a tenant in the building before he was fatally shot.—
Jeramie Bizzle,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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Those sites were designed to look real enough to trick people into entering credit card details, passwords or other sensitive information.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Noun
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But the movies these auteurs deliver defy categorization and that presents its own challenges.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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On the other wall, red Componibili storage units by Anna Castelli Ferrierihold hold color samples, swatches and all the small things that resist categorization.—
Aditi Sharma,
Architectural Digest,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Formed in 1967 in the city that would share its name, Chicago was a major hit-maker for decades, recording nearly 40 albums and selling, according to some sources, more than 100 million records.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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The song will be performed by the five BMAC x America250 Voices of Tomorrow grant recipients and some of today’s biggest recording artists, and will be released in early July.—
Christine Imarenezor,
VIBE.com,
17 June 2026
Noun
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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
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Three Americans died in the 1996 incident that led to sanctions and the codification of the trade embargo on Cuba that remains in place today.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
20 May 2026
Verb
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To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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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,
12 June 2026
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“Cataloging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataloging. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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