cataloging 1 of 2

variants or cataloguing

cataloging

2 of 2

verb

variants or cataloguing
present participle of catalog

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Recent Examples of cataloging
Noun
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 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
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
  • The rules for selling e-bike classification labels also would become stricter.
    Madison Smalstig July 18, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026
  • The company says the software maintains more than 99% classification accuracy despite the dramatic reduction.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 July 2026
Verb
  • Attached was a spreadsheet listing more than 3,000 ISBNs along with instructions to match titles, prepare quotes and estimate shipping costs directed to China.
    Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 31 July 2026
  • The listing agents are Diane Kingshill and Jason Lee Villarreal with Martha Turner Sotheby’s International Realty.
    David Caraccio Updated July 31, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Why would users want to potentially slow down their iPhones now [for the indexing] in order to pre-empt something that for most people won’t happen until September at the earliest.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • This update will kick off some indexing work that will then be leveraged in an ostensibly much more robust Spotlight search feature when iOS 27 launches next month.
    Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • With the Chiron retrograde entering Taurus this month, your sense of self-worth will be a central focus, Aries.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Chicago Bears tight end Colston Loveland is entering his second season with the franchise and has momentum heading into this fall.
    Trevor Woods, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Maria's books were fine for running the business day to day, but they were tangled with personal expenses and inconsistent categorization.
    Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Though renowned, Etna has stubbornly defied categorization in the traditional volcano lifecycle.
    Refractor, Refractor, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • McCray has shown off the breadth of his physical tools during this homestand, recording both a steal and an outfield assist in Friday’s win over the Angels.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
  • Arozarena has been crafty on the base paths, recording 19 steals on 25 attempts.
    Data Skrive, New York Times, 27 July 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • Third, respecting one's social battery, whether introverted or extroverted, by scheduling collaborative and solitary tasks appropriately, using buffers.
    Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • If passed, the bill would decriminalize cannabis, remove it from scheduling under the Controlled Substances Act and expunge certain federal cannabis offenses.
    Finch Walker, USA Today, 22 July 2026

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“Cataloging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataloging. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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