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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
Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 30 May 2025
The index slid to 2.1% in April, while economists polled by Dow Jones penciled in 2.2%.
—Alex Harring,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Unlike tax thresholds or programs like SAVE or IBR, RAP’s brackets are not indexed to inflation, cost of living or wage growth.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Google's search index is essentially an enormous database of information from billions of webpages.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 30 May 2025
The index slid to 2.1% in April, while economists polled by Dow Jones penciled in 2.2%.
—Alex Harring,sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 30 May 2025
Verb
After 2028, the credit’s highest value would revert to $2,000, and be indexed for inflation.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea, CNBC, 15 May 2025
Unlike tax thresholds or programs like SAVE or IBR, RAP’s brackets are not indexed to inflation, cost of living or wage growth.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for index
Noun
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However, despite the upticks in openings and hires, Tuesday’s report also contained some concerning indicators, notably a sharp increase in layoffs and discharges.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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Consumer confidence, a key inflation indicator, also improved in the U.S. for the first time in five months this May.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
3 June 2025
Verb
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Teel, 23, is ranked the No. 2 prospect in the Sox organization by MLB.com, which also lists him as the No. 26 prospect in baseball.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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While the lawsuit doesn’t name the agency directly, a Facebook post from the sheriff’s department lists Manford’s 2020 promotion to sergeant.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
6 June 2025
Noun
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The starkness of Huyler’s writing needles into an essential loneliness of medical practice.—
Danielle Ofri,
New Yorker,
7 June 2025
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The efforts for the attention of Emmy voters is as fierce as ever, but does any of this stuff move the needle?—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
6 June 2025
Verb
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Wacha recorded 55 swings and 11 whiffs in his outing.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
1 June 2025
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With two men on, Scott recorded one out in the eighth inning of the Dodgers’ 8-5 win over the Yankees on Friday.—
Gary Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
Verb
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After South Dakota State’s FCS playoff run ended in the semifinals, Gronowski considered entering the NFL Draft and was invited to the East-West Shrine Bowl, but his injury was severe enough to require surgery and put his NFL plans on hold.—
Scott Dochterman,
New York Times,
29 May 2025
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Regardless, the Angels were scoreless entering their final three outs again — Angel Stadium playing home to an offense in need of a pulse check.—
Benjamin Royer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
Verb
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This means cataloging current hardware, software and network configurations, as well as identifying and labeling customer info, financial records, IP and other sensitive data.—
Harry Kazakian,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Plaintiffs in the class-action lawsuit filed by the National Center for Youth Law have also cataloged long wait times and slow DNA results.—
Cedar Attanasio,
Los Angeles Times,
28 May 2025
Verb
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Neither Blanco nor federal prosecutors have filed motions since the jurors testified, though they are expected to do so in the coming months with arguments about whether Patron should be granted a new trial.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 June 2025
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The Initial Court Challenges The parties then filed competing actions to vacate or confirm the award.—
Chris Deubert,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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