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noun

variants or indices
plural of index
as in indicators
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

present tense third-person singular of index
as in lists
to put (someone or something) on a list indexed all the books in the library by category

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Recent Examples of indexes
Noun
Across Asia, thousands of first-time investors have recently piled in to stock markets, hoping to cash in on the massive tech boom that boosted indexes in Taiwan, South Korea and Japan to record highs earlier this year. — Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 Several stock indexes, including the NASDAQ 100, also relaxed rules for how soon new issues could be included, further pumping up demand. — John Ruwitch, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 PubMed indexes articles from thousands of journals, so the presence of a study there is not necessarily a stamp of approval. — Lucy McGowan, The Conversation, 4 Aug. 2026 The three indexes are tracking for their best five-day performance since April 2025. — Sean Conlon,joseph Wilkins,lee Ying Shan,tobias Burns, CNBC, 4 Aug. 2026 Real-time indices, meanwhile, may suffer from inadequate representation across CPI categories. — David Zhang, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026 So, contemplate contrasts within the Conference Board’s consumer confidence indexes for the three months through July. — Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 3 Aug. 2026 In stock markets worldwide, indexes were mixed in Europe and Asia. — Stan Choe, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Verb
The Nasdaq 100 and the Dow Industrials Both indexes high new highs Wednesday. — Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 28 May 2026 The ratio worth tracking is confirmed to suspected, currently about 1 in 15, which indexes how quickly the lab system is catching up to the field. — John Drake, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026 Instead of the open web, the platform indexes a library of about 500 million documents, including premium business content such as SEC filings, earnings transcripts, and expert research. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026 The video indexes temporal compression—not historical eventfulness or developmental logic but monotonous repetition, endurance without transformation. — Anel Rakhimzhanova, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026 That’s a footprint that intentionally indexes heavily on Western Europe, which has wealthier markets even if it might be further removed from the continent’s more ardent basketball markets. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indexes
  1. indicators
  2. lists
  3. needles
  4. records
  5. enters
  6. schedules
  7. files
  8. catalogs
Noun
  • Technology can make VO2 max and related indicators more accessible by tracking changes over time.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The new restriction will not apply to videos that were edited or enhanced using Snapchat’s own AI creative tools, though these videos will include transparency indicators, the company added.
    — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of indicators
Verb
  • Its circulating supply is not reported, so CoinGecko lists no market capitalization at all.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The company’s website lists the Twin Falls location as temporarily closed.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of lists
Noun
  • Addicts could bring their heroin and cocaine to a 13-seat center where staff dispensed needles, swabs, and sterile water to cook the drugs and offered advice on vein maintenance.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Inside, sunlight spills onto the tables where embroiderers sit, their needles dancing in near silence across stretches of fabric.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 30 July 2026
Definition of needles
Verb
  • Each year, the department faces lawsuits cataloging records inquiries that the LAPD failed to respond to by the 10-day or 24-day deadline.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The alleged crime In the early hours of May 10, 2025, Pearson allegedly approached the house where the victim was sleeping, court records state.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of records
Verb
  • Before a module enters the pit, technicians must integrate three heavy components into a single unit inside the Assembly Hall.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026
  • As training camps fire up across the league, Hill enters free agency as an intriguing wild card.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of enters
Verb
  • In reality, remediation still pauses while security teams validate results, IT schedules maintenance windows or multiple stakeholders approve deployment.
    — Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Dr Mangla also schedules a Dexa scan, which assesses my bone density, and a CT calcium scan that measures the calcified plaque in my arteries and my risk of heart disease.
    — Susan D'Arcy, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 June 2026
Definition of schedules
Verb
  • If the prosecution files a motion for summary disposition, the presiding judge — Hippler, in Kohberger’s case — will likely schedule a hearing.
    — Alex Brizee July 30, Idaho Statesman, 30 July 2026
  • The company, which files an annual report in Sweden under the name Eriksson Bros AB, has yet to release its most recent disclosure.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 30 July 2026
Definition of files
Verb
  • The textbook catalogs the ways prosecutors can abuse their powers.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
  • Product catalogs need to be portable and machine-readable so an AI agent can resolve a SKU in seconds.
    — Faustino Júnior, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of catalogs

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