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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
The major indexes are each down six of the past seven trading sessions. — Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 The numerals also conform to the 1908 style, with 3 and 9 o’clock Arabic numerals instead of stick indexes like those on the 8171. — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 15 Sep. 2026 In stock markets abroad, indexes rose in Europe as oil prices eased. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026 The strategies seek to track equity indexes while generating tax losses that can offset capital gains taxes. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026 Costs are low and indexes are generally diversified, which makes maintenance easy, analysts said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Aug. 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
  • Instead, there should be advance agreement on early warning indicators and development practices that materially increase the probability of approaching those capabilities.
    — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
  • With support nearby at the 200-day MA and short-term indicators turning higher, the stock looks positioned for a rebound associated with outperformance versus the SPX.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of indicators
Verb
  • The center’s website still lists her as a board member as of Friday afternoon.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The complaint lists the Sky, the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and the City of Chicago as defendants.
    — Emily Ohman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of lists
Noun
  • She was diagnosed with the hepatitis C virus after sharing tattoo needles with ex-husband Tommy Lee in 2002.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Drugs ravaged the streets, leaving needles and even more emptiness in their wake.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of needles
Verb
  • His camera records human atrocities and, in theory, gives a voice to the voiceless.
    — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Prop-firm acquisition is not finished when the platform records a conversion.
    — David Ispiryan, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of records
Verb
  • As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine enters its fifth year, North Korea’s involvement has reached an unprecedented scale — marking Pyongyang’s largest foreign military deployment in its 78-year history.
    — Glen E. Howard, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Heart Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide — and risk jumps when a woman enters menopause.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of enters
Verb
  • The incident channel fills with messages of relief, and somebody schedules a review for next week.
    — Mani Padisetti, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The Virgo Moon moves through your 6th House of Work and Wellness, making tasks, health habits, and schedules more noticeable.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of schedules
Verb
  • His name appears in the Justice Department's Epstein files thousands of times.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 3 Sep. 2026
  • One of his cousins raises a fist in triumph as everyone files out, completely stunned that this day actually arrived.
    — Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of files
Verb
  • With the Vietnam War raging in Southeast Asia and televised on the nightly news, Major Matt Mason blasted into Sears and JCPenney catalogs when soldier action figures were losing their appeal.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The textbook catalogs the ways prosecutors can abuse their powers.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 17 July 2026
Definition of catalogs

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