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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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
Noun
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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
Adjective
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The British, by contrast, preferred their insults more oblique.—
Jan Steyn,
The Dial,
10 Mar. 2026
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The 76ers were without their top four scorers in All-Star guard Tyrese Maxey (right finger sprain), Joel Embiid (right oblique strain), Paul George (league suspension) and VJ Edgecombe (lumbar contusion).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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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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This ratio will almost certainly get more skewed toward Starlink, too; back in 2019, when the first Starlink satellites were launched, SpaceX filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for up to 30,000 additional satellites.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
6 Mar. 2026
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Trevor Story has historically been a strong defender too, though his metrics were somewhat skewed last year by a stretch of bad throws toward the end of the season.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
6 Mar. 2026
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Niko Tsakiris pushed the ball ahead to Werner on the left wing, who made a half-turn and fed a streaking Bouda with a low diagonal pass that beat the last man on the Philadelphia back line.—
Laurence Miedema,
Mercury News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Peterborough noticed Birmingham’s long diagonal passes were causing them problems and tried to cut those out in the second game.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Listing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listing. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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