as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
an alphabetical listing of all of the students currently enrolled in the school
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as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side
the listing battleship limped back to port for repairs
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as in leaning
running in a slanting direction
the listing lines of a poem scrawled on a chalkboard
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as in inventorying
to make a list of
the coach listed the people on the team
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as in entering
to put (someone or something) on a list
her number isn't listed in the phone book
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as in enrolling
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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as in reciting
to specify one after another
do I need to list all of the reasons why your idea won't work?
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as in sloping
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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Recent Examples of listing
Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Buyers get more options More homes came on the market in February, with new listings up 12% from January.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
London’s co-op at 577 3rd Street went on the market on Thursday, with Compass broker Beth Gittleman listing the property for a buck shy of $2 million.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2026
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Noun
That comes as the number of new listings slows and houses sit on the market for longer.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
Buyers get more options More homes came on the market in February, with new listings up 12% from January.
—Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 6 Mar. 2026
Verb
In December, Zynex filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, listing assets of more than $45 million and debts exceeding $86 million.
—Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
London’s co-op at 577 3rd Street went on the market on Thursday, with Compass broker Beth Gittleman listing the property for a buck shy of $2 million.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listing
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Drink green beer, Jell-O shots and Shamrock Splash cocktails at participating restaurants and bars and dance along to mixes from a rotating list of DJs.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Mar. 2026
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Pageants, deans' lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Heating elements must survive high temperatures, constant airflow and uneven heat distribution.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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But employer coverage of obesity drugs remains uneven due to high costs, leaving roughly half of people with commercial insurance unable to start or stay on treatment, Lilly said in a release.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Escalade also offers a large head up display and a tilted control panel to provide quick access to climate and other functions.—
Scotty Reiss,
Parents,
24 Feb. 2026
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Naturally, Uranus' tilted rotation has a part to play in how auroral activity manifests on the planet.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
24 Feb. 2026
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Crucially, however, there is another view onto Bove’s sculpture beyond the double illusionism of its oblique materialism and front-facing near-pictorialism.—
Gordon Hughes,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Hunt hurt Catcher Blake Hunt had been shut down with an oblique injury.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
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And no more crooked mail-in ballots except for illness, disability, military or travel, none.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
27 Feb. 2026
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And no more crooked mail-in ballots except for illness, disability, military, or travel.—
TIME Staff,
Time,
25 Feb. 2026
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As part of his new collection for the brand, Arnold unveiled a new shape—a slightly sloping, almost smile-like pleat that’s simultaneously nonchalant and fully sophisticated.—
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
13 Feb. 2026
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Their test setup involved a ramp containing sand to simulate sloping dunes on Mars.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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And refineries’ output is heavily skewed toward fuel, traditionally processing just a tenth of oil into chemical feedstocks.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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The show reached an audience of 1 billion viewers per episode, an impossible feat in today’s skewed content climate.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2026
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Every channel Tom turns to is black, loud with static, and filled with diagonal snow.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Four minutes after entering the game, Silvetti, the 20-year-old Argentine, launched a long-distance diagonal shot that landed inside the left post to give Miami hope.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
2 Mar. 2026
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“Listing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listing. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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