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
Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
New campaign inspired by early backpacking culture, train-hopping, and vintage outdoor catalogs.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
Buddhism originated in India, and Buddhist scriptures are supposed to be the words of the Buddha, so the Blood Bowl Scripture was not included in official scriptural catalogs.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Making art is the axis of every lyric here, and his catalogs incline also to allegory.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
January and February are good months to order seeds because seed companies release new catalogs in January.
—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
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
It is estimated that 140 million seed packets are sold from store racks, catalogues, and online in this country each year.
—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
New campaign inspired by early backpacking culture, train-hopping, and vintage outdoor catalogs.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 5 Feb. 2026
Buddhism originated in India, and Buddhist scriptures are supposed to be the words of the Buddha, so the Blood Bowl Scripture was not included in official scriptural catalogs.
—Megan Bryson, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2026
Making art is the axis of every lyric here, and his catalogs incline also to allegory.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
January and February are good months to order seeds because seed companies release new catalogs in January.
—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
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
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Smart Planning Platforms Are Replacing Wedding Binders The time has passed when people used full folders and handwritten to-do lists.—
Craig Lebrau,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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There are lists upon lists of things to do to wrap up his estate, but nothing that tells me how to lock down his identity now that he's gone so that fraudsters cannot use it.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Then, they are manually placed on Multi Electrode Arrays (MEAs), a grid of tiny electrodes on a biocompatible substrate chip that records and stimulates neurons using 32 electrodes grouped into four sets of eight.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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His doctor instructed him to wear a Holter monitor, which records the heart’s activity, for a few weeks.—
Ciara McCarthy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Caitlin Morton,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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In the past five years, according to one listings website, Silvia, a rookie agent with limited English, has sold a hundred and sixty-two properties in the greater Los Angeles area, worth a total of a hundred and twenty million dollars.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Valparaiso University’s Department of Theatre annually schedules the dance ensemble performance around Valentine’s Day as a way to celebrate the students’ love for the art of dance.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Maybe your boss schedules a late meeting.—
Jenny McCoy,
Outside,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sweet Venus enters your thoughtful sign, empowering you with justified confidence in your powers of attraction.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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As the war enters its fifth year, Ukraine sees no alternative to unleashing these weapons into the world.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
10 Feb. 2026
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