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noun (1)

plural of list

as in listings

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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lists

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noun (2)

plural of list

as in tips

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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lists

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noun (3)

plural of list

as in strips

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

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lists

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verb (1)

present tense third-person singular of list

as in inventories

to make a list of the coach listed the people on the team

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as in records

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

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deletes

as in enrolls

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 recites

to specify one after another do I need to list all of the reasons why your idea won't work?

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generalizes

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verb (2)

present tense third-person singular of list

as in tilts

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 lists

Noun

Meanwhile, of the 105 political parties and groupings qualified to participate, only 33 had successfully submitted their membership lists. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 The result was a scramble to get on coveted allocation lists—and a thriving secondary market where the sky seemed to be the limit. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 More images in the post showed a drawing of a Ku Klux Klan hood being shot and lists of enemy groups that included the Proud Boys, the Community of Police Supporters Northwest, and neo-Nazis. — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026 The words cut sharply into the jumble of to-do lists, fantasies, snippets of possible writing, worry, and leftover traces of postpartum depression that constituted my mind in the early months of 1993. — Via Scribner, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026 The original series won the Golden Globe for best drama in 2019 and routinely lands near the top of lists hailing the best TV series of the past quarter century. — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026 India's Election Commission has so far removed more than 130 million names from the voter lists. — Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026 That included voluntarily supplying law enforcement with lists of disgruntled current and former employees, and of the names of dissatisfied customers. — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026 The Panthers still have two slots on their active roster open, and that likely means two players on the IR/PUP/NFI lists are going to get promoted. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

Atlas Survival Shelters, a Texas manufacturer, lists modular steel models starting around $60,000, with larger versions climbing into the hundreds of thousands of dollars or more, before freight and installation. — Megan Buerger, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Watt also lists his top five drummers, including the Who’s Keith Moon and the Police’s Stewart Copeland. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 9 Oct. 2026 Another major independent rating, the Cook Political Report lists both the Moskowitz-Singer and Askar-Dandiya contests on its list of 22 toss-ups. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026 The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death an accident and lists the cause as blunt force injuries. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026 The statute also lists exclusions, so two drivers with similar cases can get different eligibility answers. — Karen Koehler, Kansas City Star, 8 Oct. 2026 Still, Harbath expects the role, which lists a salary range of between $295,000 and $345,000, will be challenging for whoever takes it, and high pressure. — Emily Forlini, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026 The Army’s fiscal year 2027 budget documentation lists a live-fire launch of a production-representative Blackbeard GL and launcher pod as a planned milestone. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026 The end of the appellate ruling lists the acting attorney general and the chief deputy solicitors general, who represented the state, as well as seven individuals and one group, indicating that they were involved in the legal fight. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lists

Noun

Overall, falling valuations, compounded by the war, have added to the poor sentiment and put off new listings.

— Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The job listings show that Wall Street banks are moving beyond chatbots to the next phase of their AI strategy, one that has implications for executives, employees and shareholders.

— Hugh Son, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of listings

Noun

Walls, backsplash areas and the space beneath upper cabinets rarely get treated as storage, even though rails, pegboards, magnetic strips, floating shelves and hanging baskets can absorb a meaningful share of what currently sits on the counter.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Rails, pegboards and magnetic strips open up vertical surfaces most people ignore.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of strips

Verb

Investigators obtained phone metadata through a pen register, a surveillance tool that records information such as numbers contacted and the timing of calls, rather than the contents of conversations.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
Four people have died at the facility since last year, according to Homeland Security records.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of records

Verb

Chicago Public Schools, the nation’s third-largest district, enrolls more than 300,000 children — 1 in 6 Illinois public school students — and could play a defining role in the success of this groundbreaking initiative.

— Vanessa Andersen, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
The second largest community college district in California, Los Rios enrolls 70,000 students annually.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of enrolls

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After solving the mystery of his predecessor Hal Jordan’s (Kyle Chandler) death, Stewart claims Jordan’s power ring as his own, recites his oath and jets off toward his next adventure.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Nadal, with a wink, recites the various physical tics involved in his serving routine.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 29 May 2026

Definition of recites

Verb

But others said the survey often tilts toward conservative candidates, which is different than the nonpartisan polls run by the three universities.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
According to Song, this system captures the energy naturally generated whenever the massive pile frame lowers or tilts, converting that potential energy into recyclable electricity.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of tilts

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