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indexing

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verb

present participle of index

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Recent Examples of indexing
Noun
With the stock market increasingly driven by passive investing and indexing, and dominated by a handful of mega-tech stocks, investors seeking diversification will need to start turning to the rapidly expanding private markets, Rowan told CNBC. Robert Frank, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2025 By applying semantic search and intelligent data indexing, AI models can organize and unify financial data across platforms. Maulikkumar Pandya, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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 So, the vertices that are indexing positions of my code word. Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for indexing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indexing
Noun
  • However, the classification does not necessarily mean that the shooter will be criminally charged, Sparks said.
    Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The new trade deal has tariffs on China shoe imports in the range of 20 percent to 27 percent, depending on classification and not including existing duties.
    Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Ballard said in August, when asked why he should be trusted to turn the team around given his lackluster resume entering Year 9.
    James Boyd, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Hall wanted to leave New York, as the team is entering a rebuild after trading away some of its best players.
    Shaun McAvoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The Cottonian library had an unusual cataloguing system.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Hours are often lost cataloguing dailies, restoring archival shots, or verifying rights before an idea can move forward.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That said, there’s no cost to listing your services here.
    Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Nov. 2025
  • There are, of course, a lot of folks excited about the prospect of the ChatGPT maker (newly freed from its complicated nonprofit shackles) listing its shares on public markets to raise billions upon billions – and potentially make oodles of money for everyone who gets on board.
    Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Andrew is part philosopher, part fighter — a man who defies easy categorization, bridging worlds that rarely meet.
    Big Think, Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
  • However, experts told McClatchy News that politically motivated attacks often defy neat categorization.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Plus, the very nature of recording your live stream of thoughts means a lot of editing later down the line.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
  • And then someone recording the audition.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Such codification is also a key driver of value for buyers looking to acquire attractive companies.
    Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • At a time when the Mavericks need as much good will, or PR, as possible, filing a lawsuit against the Dallas Stars is petty, small and mean.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, wrote in a letter to Trump that Maxwell is working on filing a commutation application, citing an unnamed whistleblower.
    Erin Mansfield, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025

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“Indexing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indexing. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.

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