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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
The hearing is meant to allow time for neighborhood groups, preservation groups, or other interested parties to possibly file applications for a building to be placed on one of the historic registries.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Minorities are underrepresented in national stem cell registries.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Analysts say centralized national registries are critical for carbon markets, which have faced increasing scrutiny over questionable credits and inconsistent standards.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Participants were then followed for about 25 years through national health registries, with dementia diagnoses tracked up to 2023.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2026
Minorities are underrepresented in national stem cell registries.
—Sara Moniuszko, USA Today, 24 Feb. 2026
Analysts say centralized national registries are critical for carbon markets, which have faced increasing scrutiny over questionable credits and inconsistent standards.
—ABC News, 17 Feb. 2026
Participants were then followed for about 25 years through national health registries, with dementia diagnoses tracked up to 2023.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for registries
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Add in Paul Mescal's solid turn as an absent Bard dad who deals with the loss in his own way, plus a cathartic final act, and director Chloé Zhao's gut-wrenching historical drama has a good chance of placing high on a lot of Oscar voters' lists.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 Mar. 2026
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Pageants, deans' lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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The proposal requires preeminent state universities to reserve 95 percent of new fall undergraduate enrollments to students from Florida, an increase to the current 90 percent requirement for all universities.—
Jim Turner,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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In the past year, Minnesota has been implementing changes, allowing the stoppage of payments and freezing enrollments in more than a dozen programs.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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While Hong Kong got off to a strong start this year for listings, war in the Middle East has cast doubts on the outlook for markets globally.—
Dave Sebastian,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Christopher Davis, director of the Travis County Voter Registration Division, said state law requires counties to conduct a mass cancellation of registrations in late November or early December after a voter has remained on the suspense list for two federal election cycles.—
Chaya Tong,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Mar. 2026
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This includes names, addresses, vehicle registrations and other personal data contained in association records.—
Peter S. Sachs,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Registries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registries. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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