registries

plural of registry
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as in lists
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system got a copy of the couple's bridal registry from the store's computer and scanned it for items we could afford

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as in enrollments
the number of individuals registered has the registry for the professional development seminar reached its limit yet?

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Recent Examples of registries Approval gates and registries fail because nobody owns the entry. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 States’ vital registries then submit death certificate information to the NCHS National Vital Statistics System. — Denys T. Lau, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026 The bill specifies that blocking requirements would not apply to root nameserver operators and top-level domain registries. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026 Property records for luxury homes and registries of private-jet and yacht owners pointed us to colorful stories. — Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 Because most of the unredacted logs listed only the officers’ initials, reporters spent weeks scouring agencies’ websites, city staff directories, statewide badge registries and news articles to reveal the officers’ identities. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 There are registries for weddings and babies, moments when people generally know what to buy and how to participate. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 24 Aug. 2026 This includes cash transfers, currency swaps and shipping registries, the president said. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026 The Call Her Daddy host, who is pregnant with her first child, has been clearing out other expectant moms' baby registries on social media. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • The concerts are grouped into two-night couplings with the group playing unique set lists each night.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Each Thursday-Saturday pairing features two completely different set lists, with no songs repeated between nights.
    — Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Vance said the cancellation of approximately 315,000 enrollments covering 760,000 people was done in part because the government was not checking whether people enrolled were eligible.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Their enrollments consist of students from across the US and around the globe.
    — Finch Walker, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
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
Noun
  • Critics and opposition parties accuse it of altering voter registrations to give an advantage to the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Anguilla, a Caribbean island with a population of less than 20,000 people, has similarly seen a boom in website registrations in recent years.
    — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Registries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registries. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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