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
Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
Naiara Saiz Bilbao responded to a listing seeking a volunteer to do social media tasks.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Skipper answered her three highest priority areas going forward post-speech, listing the district’s achievement and opportunity gap, accessibility, and early childhood opportunities.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Following the initial broadcast of Joy’s Austin City Limits debut (local listings here), the full episode will be available to stream online via the PBS website.
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 31 Oct. 2025
Naiara Saiz Bilbao responded to a listing seeking a volunteer to do social media tasks.
—Georgiana Ralphs, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
In addition to listing lawsuits to which Michigan has become a party, the tracker also lists all the cases in which Nessel's office has written an amicus curiae brief.
—Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Skipper answered her three highest priority areas going forward post-speech, listing the district’s achievement and opportunity gap, accessibility, and early childhood opportunities.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listing
Noun
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The firm is also a member of this year’s Change the World list, which highlights companies that are doing social good through their business models.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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Gerard Damiano was a smart guy, a hairdresser from the Bronx who directed Deep Throat and the follow-up, Devil in Miss Jones, which were killing it at the box office, high up on Variety’s Top 50 list of the highestgrossing films.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The early days of the season have been decidedly uneven.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Special features include their grippy Vibram outsoles, cushiony FloatPro Foam pods, and extra underfoot protection against rocks and uneven terrain.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Nov. 2025
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Spiral turns, Prioli explained, are the elevated runs that lead to tilted loops around the track.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Oct. 2025
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The winter solstice is the start of astronomical winter, when Earth's northern hemisphere is pointed the farthest away from the sun due to its tilted axis.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Among those players were outside linebacker Princely Umanmielen (originally sidelined with an ankle), center Cade Mays (ankle) and left guard Damien Lewis (oblique).—
Alex Zietlow
November 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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He was released after the trade deadline but re-signed a minor league deal and was added to the postseason roster after Elias Díaz’s oblique injury.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Recent reports that a number of current and former NBA players were allegedly faking injuries and trading inside information with crooked gamblers has left sports fans and media reeling.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
31 Oct. 2025
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After a disastrous attempt at bedding Minde’s ex-girlfriend Edita (Vaidilė Juozaitytė), our flat-top sporting hero with a crooked smile meets Monika (Digna Kulionytė), an ambitious, studious beauty from the middle-class area of town.—
Courtney Howard,
Variety,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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Zada believes social media gives a skewed impression of how some AI ads are going over.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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McGuane’s style has at times skewed maximalist, a stark departure from Hemingway’s famously undecorated prose.—
Tyler Austin Harper,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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The symbol could be a plate with one water droplet or two plates with diagonal lines of water spraying down.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
30 Oct. 2025
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Bound by Delaware, Sacramento, Virginia and Acton streets, the project site will also feature about 60,000 square feet of open space, a diagonal connection to the Ohlone Greenway that cuts through the center of the site and ground floor retail and childcare.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Listing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listing. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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