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to put (someone or something) on a list
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Recent Examples of cataloging
Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Hours are often lost cataloguing dailies, restoring archival shots, or verifying rights before an idea can move forward.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Stonehage Fleming, based in the United Kingdom, has a full-scale art management service that includes cataloging and insurance, as well as oversight of purchases and sales.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
In the late eighteen-nineties, when the New Croton Aqueduct was just beginning to pipe water into the Bronx from Westchester, James Reuel Smith, a wealthy classicist with a passion for cataloguing, used a bicycle to survey the springs and wells of Manhattan and the Bronx.
—Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Schmeling, head of cataloging and archives at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, which the 9/11 Media Preservation Group shares their work with, has said there is more unseen media of the event out in the world.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
There's less cataloging and more sense-making.
—Catherine Iger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
He’s succeeded by evolving, in public, from newbie cinephile to expert—a journey he’s tracked by cataloging more than 2,000 movies on Letterboxd.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Honored at the Zurich Summit with this year’s Game Changer Award, Quinn sat down with CAA’s Roeg Sutherland (a former Game Changer honoree) to trace an unlikely path from cataloging reels at Sam Goldwyn to building one of the premium brands in global cinema.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
The study is not tracking each individual death from smoke, tracing the person’s smoke exposure and then cataloging health effects.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead of simply cataloging events, these systems analyze data access patterns, identify anomalies in behavior and flag emerging risks that could lead to exposure.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For the past two years, ILWU Local 5, the union representing Powell’s booksellers, has been cataloguing instances of employee censorship at the company in this database.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Researchers have proposed developing regional databases cataloging the mechanical characteristics of competition surfaces for sports such as tennis.
—Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Library cataloging and checkout systems also have been restored, though as of Thursday, public internet terminals were still offline.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Cottonian library had an unusual cataloguing system.
—Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
Hours are often lost cataloguing dailies, restoring archival shots, or verifying rights before an idea can move forward.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Stonehage Fleming, based in the United Kingdom, has a full-scale art management service that includes cataloging and insurance, as well as oversight of purchases and sales.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2025
In the late eighteen-nineties, when the New Croton Aqueduct was just beginning to pipe water into the Bronx from Westchester, James Reuel Smith, a wealthy classicist with a passion for cataloguing, used a bicycle to survey the springs and wells of Manhattan and the Bronx.
—Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Schmeling, head of cataloging and archives at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum, which the 9/11 Media Preservation Group shares their work with, has said there is more unseen media of the event out in the world.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 11 Sep. 2025
There's less cataloging and more sense-making.
—Catherine Iger, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
Carter’s process begins with detailed scene-by-scene rundowns cataloging locations, times of day, characters, props, graphics, and special effects.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Oct. 2025
He’s succeeded by evolving, in public, from newbie cinephile to expert—a journey he’s tracked by cataloging more than 2,000 movies on Letterboxd.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
Honored at the Zurich Summit with this year’s Game Changer Award, Quinn sat down with CAA’s Roeg Sutherland (a former Game Changer honoree) to trace an unlikely path from cataloging reels at Sam Goldwyn to building one of the premium brands in global cinema.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2025
The study is not tracking each individual death from smoke, tracing the person’s smoke exposure and then cataloging health effects.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2025
Instead of simply cataloging events, these systems analyze data access patterns, identify anomalies in behavior and flag emerging risks that could lead to exposure.
—Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
For the past two years, ILWU Local 5, the union representing Powell’s booksellers, has been cataloguing instances of employee censorship at the company in this database.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2025
Researchers have proposed developing regional databases cataloging the mechanical characteristics of competition surfaces for sports such as tennis.
—Michael Hales, The Conversation, 9 Sep. 2025
Library cataloging and checkout systems also have been restored, though as of Thursday, public internet terminals were still offline.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cataloging
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Matt Zingler, the co-founder and CEO of the global hip-hop festival Rolling Loud, is listing his Biscayne Point retreat, complete with 150 feet of prime bay frontage.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
21 Oct. 2025
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West put that property up for sale in October 2021, PEOPLE reported, initially listing it for $11 million.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Unlike psychiatric or weight-loss drugs, finasteride's cosmetic classification may have shielded it from rigorous post-marketing scrutiny.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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Beyond its legal implications, the case reignites debates about classification standards, selective prosecution, and national security transparency.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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This year, Spirit Halloween is extending over 20 contracts to support the expansion of Spirit Christmas, now entering its second year.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Oct. 2025
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The aim is to drill the first well slowly, entering five different geologic zones and testing for oil and gas in each of them.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And given the technical complexity and cost of building a browser from scratch, most AI companies are unlikely to develop their own back-end web indexing.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
11 Oct. 2025
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The company has other larger businesses, like rating bonds, but its indexing business is particularly lucrative and profitable.—
Alex Mayyasi,
NPR,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Much is made throughout the movie about the pitch-black nature of the songs Springsteen was recording; at one point, Landau—who went from writing about Springsteen to managing him—tells his wife that the songs sound like they’ve been made by a guilty man.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
24 Oct. 2025
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Moscow has reportedly positioned equipment at or near the wreck, including high-precision navigation devices and sensors capable of guiding submersible drones and recording the acoustic 'signatures' of NATO warships and submarines circulating in the Baltic Sea.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Experts suggest that recent high-profile incidents of political violence often defy simple left-versus-right categorization.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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The skull’s age and categorization as an early Denisovan ancestor would mean the group originated much earlier than thought.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Shortly before his death, Maka began having brief seizures, so the team began scheduling comprehensive evaluations.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The project was an accident of timing, as Teng initially reached out to Stanford Live about scheduling a concert in conjunction with the reunion.—
Andrew Gilbert,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Such codification is also a key driver of value for buyers looking to acquire attractive companies.—
Michael Ashley,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Cataloging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cataloging. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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