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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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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

Residents in occupied Ukraine were forced to acquire Russian passports, which is how authorities are able to compile lists of voters. — Chris Massaro , Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 Accurate voter lists and lawful mail-voting options are not unreasonable demands. — Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026 Winning wide acclaim, it was chosen by the National Book Critics Circle as a finalist in two awards categories and praised by Bill Gates and former President Barack Obama, both of whom placed it on their lists of favorite books of 2018. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 Most of the coaches believe too many staffs rely on rankings and offer lists. — Manny Navarro, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The bar codes on the envelopes needed to match the voter information in the lists states uploaded to the portal. — Teddy Amenabar, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2026 The Postal Service could then refuse to send out ballots that do not comply with the new standards or are associated with voters who do not appear on the lists. — Andrew Chung, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Sep. 2026 States remained in control of their voter lists and kept grace periods for mailed ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrive days later, which the GOP sought to end. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026 Relying on generic media lists guarantees your pitch lands in the spam filter. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Verb

The group noted Paramount, in its regulatory filings, still lists its Times Square offices in New York as its corporate headquarters — not its Melrose Avenue campus in Hollywood. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026 Trump lists eight separate investment accounts but doesn’t give any indication of which institutions manage them. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026 NewTree still has plenty to prove Right now, Apple lists NewTree as an iPhone app. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 There is no case number nor a docket sheet, the document that typically lists every legal filing in a case, so there is no public access to the fight newspaper attorneys and Florida Center for Government Accountability have been waging. — Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026 There’s just a checklist that lists the materials in each work, the titles, and the prices—a radical gesture in a place where prices are generally given out only when asked. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 18 Sep. 2026 The local election authority, the Saline County clerk, still lists Gibson as receiving the highest number of votes in its official results. — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026 The hotel lists accessible facilities and has lifts, but its collection of interconnected historic buildings creates changes in level, and some rooms contain internal stairs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026 The board cited the High Flying Lights website, which lists the property’s address, includes a map and describes the show as entertaining visitors, along with Heuer’s social-media posts. — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Sep. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lists

Noun

Trailblazers like Craigslist and EBay showed the potential of online listings of anything.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Check Availability at The Happy House All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of listings

Noun

Do ask for staff suggestions on what to do in and around the area—our own itinerary was entirely guided by Troutbeck’s staff, and their tips were always spot on.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Sep. 2026
That year, tips came into the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, according to an affidavit written by Carolyn Thompson, a special agent with the FBI.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of tips

Noun

Quilling involves rolling, shaping and gluing thin strips of paper to create flowers, monograms and other designs.

— Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
The crews who take to the air in Los Angeles must not only navigate each other, but air traffic to three regional airports and smaller, local air strips across the Southland when doing their job.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of strips

Verb

The school enrolls about 330 students in pre-K through fifth grade, according to district data.

— Samuel O’Neal September 18, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026
Employers, meanwhile, should evaluate those partners not only on cost and features but also on what happens after an employee enrolls.

— Dave Etling, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of enrolls

Verb

Anything less and the balance of the Heat’s offseason — and future — tilts toward an abyss.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
El Niño, the climate pattern of ocean waters warming up in the central and eastern Pacific, tilts the chances in favor of wet winters in Southern California.

— Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of tilts

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