variants
or catalogues
as in lists
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
a catalog of music album titles
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variants
or catalogues
as in records
to put (someone or something) on a list
cataloged the latest additions to the collection
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Recent Examples of catalogs
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Chastain agrees that January is often the month when a lot of the seed catalogs are updated, and new versions get mailed out for the year.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
Cinematographers and directors thinking about references can effectively comb through their catalogs, while location scouts and casting directors can cast a wide net to track down a specific person or place.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
As the all-ages fans flooding the aisles of David Byrne's 2025 Radio City Music Hall show made clear, Talking Heads have one of the most enduring catalogs in modern American rock music.
—Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Hyperscale providers offer extensive compute catalogs but typically leave performance tuning to customers.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
These include sales catalogues for winter clothing and sports equipment, as well as posters, such as those designed by Italian painter and illustrator Marcello Dudovich and designer Giovanni Manca for La Rinascente.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
What began as a personal quest became a collection — 1,300 books gathered from secondhand shops, publishers, and obscure catalogs.
—Essence, 14 Jan. 2026
High-quality royalty-free catalogues have served as the backbone for the creator economy for years, enabling independent artists to score films and podcasts with orchestral elements that would otherwise be difficult or costly to record live.
—William Jones, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Grous agreed the emerging market for pre‑AI film and TV libraries is similar to what’s happened in the music business, where legacy catalogs from artists like Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan have fetched huge sums from buyers betting on long‑term streaming and licensing value.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
Steph Tolev catalogues the many horrible qualities of the human body with the care and consideration of an obsessive collector.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
There are Reddit groups dedicated to the hobby of collecting new and vintage matchbooks, and even a website called Matchbooktraveler that catalogs restaurants in the United States that hand them out.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Leavy catalogs this wistfulness not in the spirit of hand-wringing, but more as an earnest problem solver.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The organization catalogues the attacks through online reporting, tips, and documentation from civil society organisations, and works closely with organizations supporting defenders and their communities to verify information.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
In his new memoir, The Book of Sheen (out today), the Two and a Half Men star catalogues his memories from spending months on location with his parents and siblings.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
Making art is the axis of every lyric here, and his catalogs incline also to allegory.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Chastain agrees that January is often the month when a lot of the seed catalogs are updated, and new versions get mailed out for the year.
—Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 28 Jan. 2026
Cinematographers and directors thinking about references can effectively comb through their catalogs, while location scouts and casting directors can cast a wide net to track down a specific person or place.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 23 Jan. 2026
As the all-ages fans flooding the aisles of David Byrne's 2025 Radio City Music Hall show made clear, Talking Heads have one of the most enduring catalogs in modern American rock music.
—Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Hyperscale providers offer extensive compute catalogs but typically leave performance tuning to customers.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 19 Jan. 2026
These include sales catalogues for winter clothing and sports equipment, as well as posters, such as those designed by Italian painter and illustrator Marcello Dudovich and designer Giovanni Manca for La Rinascente.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 16 Jan. 2026
What began as a personal quest became a collection — 1,300 books gathered from secondhand shops, publishers, and obscure catalogs.
—Essence, 14 Jan. 2026
High-quality royalty-free catalogues have served as the backbone for the creator economy for years, enabling independent artists to score films and podcasts with orchestral elements that would otherwise be difficult or costly to record live.
—William Jones, Miami Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
Shot in gorgeous widescreen (an unusual format for documentaries), the movie catalogs all the way people behave around what appears to be a single bear, first seen dozing with her two cubs.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
Grous agreed the emerging market for pre‑AI film and TV libraries is similar to what’s happened in the music business, where legacy catalogs from artists like Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan have fetched huge sums from buyers betting on long‑term streaming and licensing value.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2025
Steph Tolev catalogues the many horrible qualities of the human body with the care and consideration of an obsessive collector.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
There are Reddit groups dedicated to the hobby of collecting new and vintage matchbooks, and even a website called Matchbooktraveler that catalogs restaurants in the United States that hand them out.
—Charlotte Observer, 17 Oct. 2025
Leavy catalogs this wistfulness not in the spirit of hand-wringing, but more as an earnest problem solver.
—Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
The organization catalogues the attacks through online reporting, tips, and documentation from civil society organisations, and works closely with organizations supporting defenders and their communities to verify information.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 16 Sep. 2025
In his new memoir, The Book of Sheen (out today), the Two and a Half Men star catalogues his memories from spending months on location with his parents and siblings.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catalogs
Noun
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SiriusXM is set to pay millions to settle a lawsuit claiming the company repeatedly called people who were on do-not-call lists.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
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Or contact your local university coop extension service (find yours here), which typically has lists of invasive plants that are specific to your area, says Bennett.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Walters, 49, who records show once lived in a Brickell Avenue condo highrise, could not be reached on his cell phone and did not respond to a Miami Herald email seeking comment.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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In 2025 alone, 23 people were killed at Texas railroad crossings, according to Federal Railroad Administration records.—
Brian New,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Current resale listings for the Madison Square Garden shows span from $298 to upwards of $1,400.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
26 Jan. 2026
Verb
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In Season 3, premiering Wednesday with two episodes, Ford’s character, Paul, after noticing a progression of his Parkinson’s symptoms, schedules a doctor’s visit.—
Senior Television,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Dates and matchups for the 2027 and 2028 events will be announced once the NHL schedules for those seasons are announced, as a Wild home game is traditionally the final event of the night.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
25 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Look for data on the interplanetary magnetic field’s Bz component, which determines how easily solar energy enters Earth’s magnetosphere.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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When a driver enters the wrong ramp, the system activates flashing lights and cameras.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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