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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
They are usually registered under flags of convenience (in states such as Gabon, Cameroon, or the Cook Islands, which maintain open ship registries with minimal oversight) or under false flags.
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The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Jan. 2026
Even as wedding registries shift and honeymoon funds replace fine china, antique case pieces and modern iterations of china cabinets are on the rise again—dovetailing with modern maximalism’s emphasis on playing up your home’s personality and the design world’s recent sweet spot for nostalgia.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2026
Over the next 23 years, the researchers tracked participants using national health registries, with dementia diagnoses recorded up to 2023.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Negative press leads to opt-outs While there is a significant amount of support for this life-saving intervention, negative stories about organ donation can cause a spike in people removing their name from donor registries, Mayen said.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Alonso has called for the 7,000 civil registries in Spain to also help registering new Spanish citizens, for more staff to be hired and for an outsourcing of routine tasks, such as document digitization and data entry.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
In public health, Coatlicue will help analyze millions of scientific documents, genomic registries, and epidemiological data that cannot be processed manually.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
The North American Association of Central Cancer Registries maintains national standards outlining what kind of data registries collect for each diagnosis.
—Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
As a result, most registries are in need of more racial and ethnic health information.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2025
The Week Uk, TheWeek, 18 Jan. 2026
Even as wedding registries shift and honeymoon funds replace fine china, antique case pieces and modern iterations of china cabinets are on the rise again—dovetailing with modern maximalism’s emphasis on playing up your home’s personality and the design world’s recent sweet spot for nostalgia.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 16 Jan. 2026
Over the next 23 years, the researchers tracked participants using national health registries, with dementia diagnoses recorded up to 2023.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 16 Dec. 2025
Negative press leads to opt-outs While there is a significant amount of support for this life-saving intervention, negative stories about organ donation can cause a spike in people removing their name from donor registries, Mayen said.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Alonso has called for the 7,000 civil registries in Spain to also help registering new Spanish citizens, for more staff to be hired and for an outsourcing of routine tasks, such as document digitization and data entry.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
In public health, Coatlicue will help analyze millions of scientific documents, genomic registries, and epidemiological data that cannot be processed manually.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
The North American Association of Central Cancer Registries maintains national standards outlining what kind of data registries collect for each diagnosis.
—Rachana Pradhan, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
As a result, most registries are in need of more racial and ethnic health information.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for registries
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Many American students have internalized the idea that such lists are constructed and ideological—not simply because the selections tend to be white and male, but because claims of aesthetic value tell you more about the people making the judgments than about the objects themselves.—
Colton Valentine,
New Yorker,
24 Jan. 2026
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Will this weekend's storm find its way onto our historical lists?—
Terry Eliasen,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Senate Bill 1 also establishes the time frame for Medicaid eligibility re-determinations, and requires the Secretary of Family and Social Services to transmit certain information to the federal government to prevent multiple state Medicaid enrollments.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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Last year, the state budget approved a freeze on new enrollments onto Medi-Cal, the state’s form of Medicaid, for residents who are undocumented immigrants.—
Stephen Hobbs,
Sacbee.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Current resale listings for the Madison Square Garden shows span from $298 to upwards of $1,400.—
Jenzia Burgos,
StyleCaster,
26 Jan. 2026
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The decline contributed to the state’s overall EV market retreat, with total zero-emission vehicle registrations falling by about 7,300 cars to a little more than 378,000.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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This new annual fee will appear on all vehicle registrations and be paid to the Department of Motor Vehicles which will then send the funds to Cudahy.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Registries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registries. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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