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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 indexing
Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
From a consumer point of view, Asian shoppers are over-indexing with indie brands; Black and Hispanic shoppers engage with them at a relatively similar rate, and white shoppers drive the lowest share of sales in the category.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
OpenAI’s trajectory mirrors the rise of Google parent Alphabet, which built its business around indexing the web and now has a foothold in everything from consumer tech devices to health research.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Raise the minimum wage rate to at least $15/hour and tie this raise to yearly adjustments based upon inflation indexing.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
From a consumer point of view, Asian shoppers are over-indexing with indie brands; Black and Hispanic shoppers engage with them at a relatively similar rate, and white shoppers drive the lowest share of sales in the category.
—Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
Economists generally have calculated that whatever economic growth could be ascribed to the change would be washed out by the revenue loss from inflation-indexing only new purchases, and utterly swamped by the cost of indexing all holdings, past and future.
—Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2026
OpenAI’s trajectory mirrors the rise of Google parent Alphabet, which built its business around indexing the web and now has a foothold in everything from consumer tech devices to health research.
—Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indexing
Noun
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Vine was taken into an ambulance on a stretcher, while Yates, one of the general classification (GC) favourites, remounted his bike to finish the stage despite visible wounds across his face.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
9 May 2026
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All Charlotte-area counties and most of the mountains are under extreme drought, the next worst classification.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Before entering high school, Andrew’s Sean Gagen had a choice to make.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The 6-8 Barlow, who averaged just under nine postseason minutes per game off the bench entering Game 2, totaled 16 minutes Wednesday.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2026
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Among them is the demanding task of turning a pile of artifacts into a museum collection, which includes cataloging, researching, describing and photographing.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2026
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This cataloguing project is the most comprehensive resource to date for navigating Bettina’s archive.—
Katherine Rochester,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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That sense of a getaway is part of how the listing agent sums up the experience.—
David Caraccio
May 9,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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When the network partnered with job-listing site Indeed and revealed details for the role, Chief World Cup Watcher, their idea was to lure in as many sports fans as possible to boost digital engagement around the biggest tournament in the Cup’s history.—
Zach Powell,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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Experts say this fluidity could fuel the industry’s aim to expand beyond borders and neat categorization.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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Meryl Streep‘s Miranda Priestly has always resisted easy categorization, as a prickly boss whose foundation is ultimately much more understanding.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
2 May 2026
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Shirokawa, meanwhile, was a demon on defense, recording four assists on routine-to-difficult grounders and an acrobatic layout for a diving catch of a line drive.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Hoerner has been crafty on the base paths, recording seven steals on seven attempts.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Since the 2000s, researchers have added a new set of tools, including ethnographic in-site analysis, image and video codification techniques, phenomenological interviewing, and big data collecting techniques.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The pillars of Hungarian-style family policy, which Vance repeatedly praised, are nowhere near codification in America.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The amount beneficiaries receive varies based on several factors, including the number of people filing.—
Adisa Hargett-Robinson,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2026
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Anyone filing a 2025 tax return had an opportunity to file a Form 4547, but millions of low-income Americans don’t file tax returns.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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“Indexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indexing. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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