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as in listing
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system we put eggs, sour cream, tomatoes, roast beef, and cheddar cheese on the shopping list

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noun (2)

as in tilt
the act of positioning or an instance of being positioned at an angle the extreme list of the racing yacht made it hard for the untried crew to keep their balance

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noun (3)

as in strip
a long narrow piece of material shave a thin list from the side of the board

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verb (1)

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as in to inventory
to make a list of the coach listed the people on the team

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as in to record
to put (someone or something) on a list her number isn't listed in the phone book

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as in to enrol
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member our grandfather is listed among the war dead honored by the memorial

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verb (2)

as in to slope
to set or cause to be at an angle the sudden shift of the load in the hull listed the ship badly

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Noun
In the huddle, Wiegman has the list of penalty takers and their order preference. Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025 The Angels already had a catcher on the concussion list, but Logan O’Hoppe has been progressing well and he’s expected to be activated when the Angels begin a series in Milwaukee on Tuesday. Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 Sep. 2025
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The roughly three and a half hours of flight time reported by Anwar matches those listed for regular commercial flights from New Delhi to Port Blair. Esha Mitra, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025 The entity lists an address that corresponds to a San Francisco office of the Jordan Park Group, a financial investment company. Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for list

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“List.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/list. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.

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