as in to list
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
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
Economists had expected the index to tick up to almost 100, suggesting growing unease among Americans over the economy, labor market, and their personal finances, with tariffs being the top concern.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
Rather than simply indexing documents, Glean uses natural language understanding and machine learning to create a personalized knowledge graph for each user.
—Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 10 June 2025
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Noun
The heat index value may reach a scorching 107 degrees.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 24 June 2025
Economists had expected the index to tick up to almost 100, suggesting growing unease among Americans over the economy, labor market, and their personal finances, with tariffs being the top concern.
—Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 24 June 2025
Verb
Under the current proposal, parents can deposit an additional $5,000 a year (indexed to inflation).
—Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025
Rather than simply indexing documents, Glean uses natural language understanding and machine learning to create a personalized knowledge graph for each user.
—Michelle Castillo, CNBC, 10 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
Noun
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Determine Why Volunteers Disengage Looking at the volunteer retention rate is a great indicator of engagement.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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This consistently high reading for the CMF indicator implies that the stock is in a clear accumulation phase with definitive volume support.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
Verb
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Wagner declined to disclose the buyer, who wasn’t listed in Rowan County public real estate records by Wednesday afternoon.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
19 June 2025
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The woman was listed in stable condition at an area hospital, according to police.—
Michelle Deal-Zimmerman,
Baltimore Sun,
19 June 2025
Noun
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Leaders don’t need to start with the most advanced capabilities to move the needle.—
Kamal Anand,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
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Fanatics Fest, which is partnering with English Premier League and FIFA for the first time this year, could help move the needle by increasing exposure for its investments into those properties.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Strachwitz’s aim was to record Chenier singing in Creole French.—
Alicia Ault,
Smithsonian Magazine,
25 June 2025
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South Korean arms have been popular in recent years as defense spending surged, sending shares of the country’s defense firms to record highs.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
Verb
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Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
22 June 2025
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Learn the telltale signs iron is entering your water from your main supply, old pipes, or a well.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 June 2025
Verb
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This involves cataloging and categorizing data across the business and implementing data discovery capabilities.—
Leon Bian,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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In the journal American Entomologist, Louis C. Rutledge catalogs and taxonomizes the one hundred and eighty poems Emily Dickinson wrote in which arthropods of some variety appear: lots of bees and butterflies, but also gnats, worms, and of course her famous fly.—
Hannah Brooks-Motl
June 2,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
Verb
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Newsweek has reached out to the office of interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba, who filed the charges, via email on Wednesday afternoon.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 June 2025
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In a 10-page complaint filed in Santa Ana, DOJ attorneys alleged that Registrar Robert Page failed to turn over unredacted voter registration records as required under federal law.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
25 June 2025
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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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