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
Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Even with this year’s 15% slump, Nvidia is the third-largest company in both indices, meaning that moves in its stock can influence the entire market.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Pros Of Live Event Sales • Higher Visibility: Events are indexed by Google and found in Eventbrite’s internal search.
—Lovely Marshall, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Noun
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 0.4%, coming off a two-day losing streak that had snapped its nine-day winning run.
—Damian J. Troise, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
Even with this year’s 15% slump, Nvidia is the third-largest company in both indices, meaning that moves in its stock can influence the entire market.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 May 2025
Verb
The lines are indexed to show equivalent growth, even if the numbers are disproportionate.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Pros Of Live Event Sales • Higher Visibility: Events are indexed by Google and found in Eventbrite’s internal search.
—Lovely Marshall, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
Noun
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Meanwhile, every recent indicator shows declining growth.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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While the third quarter ended on a positive note with an increase in home sales, other indicators are showing a bit of a slow-down after the superheated market of the past few years. ...—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
Verb
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Hudson also listed a fourth property on the mortgage documents for those purchases.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
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Elliot Page Meyer also listed Elliot Page — who came out as transgender in 2020 — as a potential to play Bella.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
2 May 2025
Noun
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That’s an incredibly deep top nine with several guys who truly move the needle at both ends of the ice.—
The Athletic NHL,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The top trophy of Tony night — and the only one that reliably moves the needle at the box office — is the award for best musical, and the attention that comes with the nomination is often a key part of building sales momentum.—
Gordon Cox,
Variety,
1 May 2025
Verb
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In an Instagram video recorded from a hospital bed, Sheridan narrated his battle with pancreatitis.—
Elizabeth Ayoola,
Essence,
8 May 2025
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The Forest defence has kept 13 clean sheets this season but have failed to record one in the last five gameweeks.—
Holly Shand,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
Verb
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The Edmonton Oilers entered the postseason with more roster questions than any true Stanley Cup contender this spring.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Following her performance at the 2025 season so far, Walsh is expected to enter the World Championships as a heavy favorite to win the 100 and 50-fly events.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Conservationists at the Museum of East Bohemia are now working to catalog and preserve the rare discoveries, and hope to display them in a future public exhibit.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Canary Mission, a hard-line pro-Israel group, compiled an exhaustive online dossier cataloging his activism, with screenshots of his social media pages and selective quotes from his speeches on campus and media interviews.—
Anvee Bhutani,
New York Times,
17 Apr. 2025
Verb
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In 1974, the National Organization for Women filed a lawsuit against Little League Baseball because the league’s charter excluded girls from playing.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
8 May 2025
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Rodney filed another complaint against Barry White’s estate, who first filed a copyright infringement suit against him.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
8 May 2025
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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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