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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
Sam Jacobs, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Through Thursday, the S&P 500 was up nearly 4 percent on the week, although the index remains sharply lower since Mr. Trump took office.
—Kevin Granville, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2025
Sergey Brin and Larry Page, who were then busy indexing the web for what would eventually become Google.
—Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The performance of major American stock indexes was drawing comparisons to 1928 and 1932.
—Sam Jacobs, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Through Thursday, the S&P 500 was up nearly 4 percent on the week, although the index remains sharply lower since Mr. Trump took office.
—Kevin Granville, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Verb
Wages aren’t indexed for inflation in the maintenance budgets, Horman said.
—Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 2 Apr. 2025
Sergey Brin and Larry Page, who were then busy indexing the web for what would eventually become Google.
—Sheon Han, Wired News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
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If Bahrain is any indicator, this isn’t going to be a runaway championship.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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If the price of the first ticket sold for a Blue Origin spaceflight is any indicator, seats likely cost in the millions of dollars.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Yes Please list the highlights of your civic involvement/activism in the city of Fort Worth: Served on Fort Worth City Council since 2023 Have you ever been arrested, charged with a crime or otherwise been part of a criminal proceeding?—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Ahead of the match, Washington listed eleven players as unavailable, including star forward Trinity Rodman, who stepped away from team activities to address her continuing back issues.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Leaders gain visibility into which techniques truly move the needle and how different seller behaviors impact deal progression.—
Rhett Power,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Embroidery, the art of stitching decorative designs onto fabric with needle and thread, has been used for centuries to adorn pillows, wall hangings, seat cushions, and clothing.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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On Wednesday, House member Berny Jacques attached language from the Cassel bill to an unrelated bill approved by the Senate clarifying that certain levels of radiation must be recorded before lawsuits could be brought against owners of former phosphate mines.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Apr. 2025
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In the fifth inning, India recorded his 500th career hit against Astros starter Hayden Wesneski.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
26 Apr. 2025
Verb
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And that’s a parting advice from Anis to anyone looking to enter the space.—
Craig Lebrau,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Startups are entering this space with innovations in biology, data, and personalized health.—
Abdo Riani,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That’s where Davis comes in: cataloging more and more types of coffee, searching for new genotypes, looking for resilient species that could be both used for crossbreeding sturdier hybrids and planted directly on farms as high-profit specialty coffees.—
Marta Zaraska,
Smithsonian Magazine,
1 Apr. 2025
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Six weeks into the new administration, Wayback Machine director Graham said, the Internet Archive had cataloged some 73,000 web pages that had existed on U.S. government websites that were expunged after Trump's inauguration.—
Emma Bowman,
NPR,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Queues of faithful filed into St. Peter's throughout the night and in the early hours of Friday, on the last day to bid farewell to Pope Francis ahead of his funeral on April 26.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The case, originally filed in 2012, accused Sutter of attempting to amass monopoly power in northern California through all-or-nothing contracts, requiring insurers to include all of its hospitals and physician groups in health plans.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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