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
Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
Ian Brooks of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties holds the listing.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Revuckas responded to a Facebook Marketplace listing for a red 1994 Ford Ranger pickup truck Morales’s husband posted on Saturday.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Noun
And while the past tenants of Royal Lodge exuded an elegant lore for the highbrow interests of a viscountess, the Jeffrey Epstein–associated Andrew is shrouded in such scandal that if Royal Lodge had been put on the real estate market, the listing price might have knocked down a few million.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 29 Jan. 2026
Ian Brooks of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices California Properties holds the listing.
—Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
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However some believe it could be announced as soon as February, which would make sense given setting up a webpage listing for the Cirque almost half a year early seems unlikely.
—Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Revuckas responded to a Facebook Marketplace listing for a red 1994 Ford Ranger pickup truck Morales’s husband posted on Saturday.
—Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listing
Noun
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The list of metrics that have improved over his short tenure are impressive.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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Read on for my list of fashion do’s and don’ts—and what to shop instead, with picks starting at just $6.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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While Beijing has rolled out trade-in subsidies to spur sales of cars and appliances, the rebound in spending has been uneven.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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More clients mean uneven cash timing.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Your stairs are nothing more than a narrow, tilted floor, much like a child’s slide at a playground.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
3 Jan. 2026
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Paramount did not bargain for WBD to foster, whether intentionally or unintentionally, a tilted and unfair process.—
Julia Boorstin,Lillian Rizzo,Alex Sherman,David Faber,
CNBC,
4 Dec. 2025
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Darnold, who was blown out in his playoff debut last year with the Vikings — by the Rams, no less — played through an oblique injury and completed 25 of 36 passes for 346 yards with no turnovers.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
25 Jan. 2026
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Fighting an oblique injury that limited him to only 17 pass attempts last week, the Seahawks will lean on Walker III in attempt to keep Stafford, Nacua and Davante Adams off the field.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Ron Leibman and Paul Sand round out their gang, with Zero Mostel as the crooked attorney who serves as a go-between.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Descend its famously crooked path, flanked by cascading hydrangeas and storybook Edwardian homes—then watch cars zigzag through eight tight switchbacks while tourists crowd the sidewalks, snapping photos of its surreal descent.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 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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In general, car ownership in America is still somewhat skewed toward men, but family trucksters like the Outback can often go the other way.—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
22 Jan. 2026
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As the stock trends higher and builds a base, the risk/reward is increasingly skewed to the upside.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2026
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But the Lightning responded with four straight goals, including one just 33 seconds after Toffoli scored, as winger Nikita Kucherov pounced on a turnover by defenseman Sam Dickinson and fed Anthony Cirelli, who found Brandon Hagel with a diagonal seam pass for a tap-in.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The blue diagonal stripes visible in the satellite image are of particular interest.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Listing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listing. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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