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
Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Janski orders a mix of new and old through catalogs.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Backed by the Roots, Jay-Z turned his set into a mini Roc-A-Fella Records reunion, bringing out Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Young Chris, and other former collaborators to perform classics from their respective catalogs.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
Look for the following abbreviations in plant catalogs and on labels when selecting varieties.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
The specific regulatory rollbacks Barr catalogs are alarming in their breadth.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
In the case of the Legend of Aang, hackers may have had access to Vision Media’s server, which houses catalogs of several movies watched by awards voters for an extended period.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
The Business Agent can answer customer questions, recommend products from catalogs, schedule appointments, qualify leads, and help close sales.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Great teachers are not catalogues of information tucked between cardboard covers.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
The homes were mapped using the Madaster dossier, an online Material Passport that catalogs all materials and their uses, making maintenance and reuse easier and ensuring long-term sustainability.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
Death penalty states generally allow last statements from the execution chamber, but Texas catalogs the prisoners’ last words online, except for vulgar and racist language or what sounds unintelligible.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Have a Designated Magazine and Catalog Bin Rather than letting magazines and catalogs pile up with mail, Trunz recommends separating them immediately.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 19 May 2026
Fans review the highlights of old Sears catalogs on YouTube, using photos of goods like bedroom sets, for example, to compare aesthetics and quality standards of 30 years ago to today's retail offerings.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Closer To Truth, and creator/curator of the Landscape of Consciousness website, which catalogues and categorizes theories of consciousness.
—Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
The shift from visual identification to genetic identification represents a quiet revolution in how science catalogs the living world.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
Harvey swears by her collection of Sears catalogs for dating specific props.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Noun
The concert also mined the catalogs of three of the members of His All Starr Band — guitarist-vocalist Steve Lukather from Toto, vocalist-guitarist Colin Hay of Men at Work and bassist-vocalist Hamish Stuart from Average White Band.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
Janski orders a mix of new and old through catalogs.
—John Lauritsen, CBS News, 11 June 2026
Backed by the Roots, Jay-Z turned his set into a mini Roc-A-Fella Records reunion, bringing out Beanie Sigel, Freeway, Young Chris, and other former collaborators to perform classics from their respective catalogs.
—Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026
Look for the following abbreviations in plant catalogs and on labels when selecting varieties.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 June 2026
The specific regulatory rollbacks Barr catalogs are alarming in their breadth.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
In the case of the Legend of Aang, hackers may have had access to Vision Media’s server, which houses catalogs of several movies watched by awards voters for an extended period.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2026
The Business Agent can answer customer questions, recommend products from catalogs, schedule appointments, qualify leads, and help close sales.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 June 2026
Great teachers are not catalogues of information tucked between cardboard covers.
—Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2026
Verb
This book catalogues the changing face of Times Square and is the only explicitly non-novel on this list.
—Literary Hub, 10 June 2026
The homes were mapped using the Madaster dossier, an online Material Passport that catalogs all materials and their uses, making maintenance and reuse easier and ensuring long-term sustainability.
—Stefan Ionescu
may 26, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
Death penalty states generally allow last statements from the execution chamber, but Texas catalogs the prisoners’ last words online, except for vulgar and racist language or what sounds unintelligible.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC news, 20 May 2026
Have a Designated Magazine and Catalog Bin Rather than letting magazines and catalogs pile up with mail, Trunz recommends separating them immediately.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 19 May 2026
Fans review the highlights of old Sears catalogs on YouTube, using photos of goods like bedroom sets, for example, to compare aesthetics and quality standards of 30 years ago to today's retail offerings.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Closer To Truth, and creator/curator of the Landscape of Consciousness website, which catalogues and categorizes theories of consciousness.
—Conor Feehly, Big Think, 10 Mar. 2026
The shift from visual identification to genetic identification represents a quiet revolution in how science catalogs the living world.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 6 Mar. 2026
Harvey swears by her collection of Sears catalogs for dating specific props.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 15 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for catalogs
Noun
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In the face of difficult definition, one generates lists.—
Eugenie Brinkema,
ARTnews.com,
14 June 2026
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Due to the privacy lent by the closed social media platforms used to circulate the lists, CBS News could not determine how many people shared the information, or who originated it.—
Joanne Stocker,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Brown, who records show had a history of mental illness and incarceration, also faces federal charges in the case.—
Mary Ramsey
Updated December 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Dec. 2025
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This surveillance network indiscriminately records millions of trips every month, whether people are on their way to work, dropping their kids off at school, seeking health care, going to a place of worship or attending a protest.—
Lisa Femia,
Mercury News,
6 Dec. 2025
Noun
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All products and listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Hannah Chubb,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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OpenAI and Anthropic will easily overshadow the size of other public listings in the past two decades, or ever.—
Amanda Gerut,
Fortune,
11 June 2026
Verb
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The Patriots have not played in the league’s annual preseason opener since 2000, and some years the league schedules the former teams of its newest inductees to play outside Canton during Hall of Fame weekend.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
7 Dec. 2025
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The Indiana Immunization Coalition also schedules free clinics around the state.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
25 Nov. 2025
Verb
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What does is that someone like Brind’Amour, who helped lift a struggling team up to the pinnacle of the sport — twice now — enters the Hall, where the sport’s greatest stories belong.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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In a press briefing ahead of the summit, which enters its second day on Tuesday and will conclude on Wednesday, Macron said a key focus of the talks would be maintaining support for Ukraine.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Parker Brothers needs an update feature that indexes for inflation.—
Neil Senturia,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Sep. 2025
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Wesleyan University, my alma mater, indexes high for graduating students eager to take on jobs like working in the arts, in media, at nonprofits or within government organizations.—
David Hessekiel,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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“Catalogs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/catalogs. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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