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to put (someone or something) on a list
indexed all the books in the library by category
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Recent Examples of index
Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
As trade and political uncertainty lingers, the dollar index, which measures the dollar against foreign currencies such as the pound sterling, the euro and the yen, has declined about 9% this year.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The aperture ring is properly indexed, and each click makes a one-third stop change.
—PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
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Noun
The tech-laden Nasdaq Composite index tumbled nearly 4%, losing 820.20 points to close at 22,204.43.
—Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
As trade and political uncertainty lingers, the dollar index, which measures the dollar against foreign currencies such as the pound sterling, the euro and the yen, has declined about 9% this year.
—Steve Kopack, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
Per iSpot, the ad over-indexed on brand recognition; subsequent to being exposed to the commercial, 92% of consumers could correctly identify State Farm as the sponsor in the absence of any prompts, a percentage that exceeded the 90-day category average (77%).
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The aperture ring is properly indexed, and each click makes a one-third stop change.
—PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
Noun
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Despite the team’s 4-7 record last season, there were indicators that the Eagles could have a breakout season in the near future.—
Michael Huntley,
Oc Register,
16 Oct. 2025
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Today’s land prices are also an indicator of what happened several years ago, said Bryon Parman, an associate professor and agricultural finance specialist at NDSU.—
April Baumgarten,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Defenseman Noah Hanifin didn’t play on Saturday with an undisclosed injury and is listed as day-to-day.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The species is one of the world’s largest sea turtles, and humans have long hunted it to make turtle soup and to eat its eggs as a delicacy; it has been listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature since the 1980s.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Frehley’s needle-in-the-red, string-bending solo slips eerily into the sound effect of a tape slowing down, and slurring.—
A.D. Amorosi,
Variety,
17 Oct. 2025
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But Delhi will continue to try to thread the needle between these concerns and its desire to forge closer regional partnerships at Pakistan’s expense.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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In Edgewater, in Volusia County, water in the Intracoastal pushed up into low-lying neighborhoods and the city recorded as much as 7 inches of rain, the city stated in a news release.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Detroit, which entered the game as the NFL’s hottest team, fell to 4-2.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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This involves having extensive human review to catalog the types of scenarios a model needs to perform well on in the real world.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The doctors and the cat file out, leaving the dog alone.—
Bruce Headlam,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Prosecutors in Arapahoe and Weld counties filed at a lower rate than in Denver.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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