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noun

ˈin-ˌdeks How to pronounce index (audio)
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as in indicator
an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information the index on the thermometer dropped below zero

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verb

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
Noun
South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index more than doubled in market value in June, but by Friday had shed most of the gains made this year. — Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026 European indexes, which aren’t tilted as heavily toward technology stocks, also retreated modestly. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
Households with the highest incomes would see the greatest benefit from indexing capital gains to inflation. — Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026 Interestingly, IDScan’s breach notification page doesn’t appear in major search results because the company added code to the site to prevent web crawlers from indexing it. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for index
Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
  1. indicator
  2. list
  3. needle
  4. record
  5. enter
  6. catalog
  7. file
Noun
  • Facility lacks irreversible registering temperature indicator for mechanical dish machine.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Some races to watch for early indicators of what might come later in the evening — Indiana's 5th Congressional District, Kentucky's 6th and Florida's 22nd and 27th.
    — Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
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Verb
  • Ashley is listed at 6-foot-4, 225 pounds while Williams is listed at 6-4, 222 pounds.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The Magic also listed both da Silva and Cain as questionable for the Cup contest against Milwaukee.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of list
Noun
  • The photo showed what appeared to be a pin or needle found inside a candy bar.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • If a blood test could reliably detect amyloid, then a person with no memory problems could, in principle, have a needle stick and emerge with an Alzheimer’s diagnosis.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
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  • As the agents stood outside the emergency room entrance, a large crowd of protesters began to converge at the hospital, some banging pots and recording the interaction on their phones.
    — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • According to the study, GPS instruments installed around the glacier recorded its position every 15 seconds.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of record
Verb
  • Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital in September, which her attorneys say probably did not enter her bloodstream correctly and instead pooled in her arms, leaving them burned and blistered.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The talent disparity was on display for the first three quarters, as the Heat led by as many as 17 points in the first half before entering halftime with a 64-54 advantage.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of enter
Verb
  • Goodfire’s technique goes after the thoughts themselves, or at least the ones researchers have already catalogued.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In her view, anyone busy cataloging the show’s excesses was liable to miss the joke.
    — Danielle Naer, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of catalog
Verb
  • Mississippi has no provision for automatic vote recounts in close races, so a loser who wants to contest an outcome must wait until results are in and then file a lawsuit.
    — Gregory S. Schneider The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The request follows a judge's order to preserve evidence in a lawsuit filed by Pike's attorneys and reflects the secrecy surrounding execution drugs, which states often argue is necessary to protect access to the drugs and the safety of suppliers.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
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