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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
Noun
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Korean toner pads are known for their skin-friendly, barrier-first ingredient lists.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
15 Feb. 2026
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Thousands of kids from neighborhoods zoned to chronically underperforming district schools sit on charter school wait lists.—
Darius Jones,
New York Daily News,
15 Feb. 2026
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Health officials, for their part, logged 275,000 complaints of unauthorized enrollments and plan changes in the first eight months of 2024 alone.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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New enrollments are down 32% in California from the same period last year, according to data from the state.—
Julie Appleby,
Miami Herald,
11 Feb. 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Katie Mathews,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Feb. 2026
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Torres carefully searched Facebook Marketplace listings looking for the perfect vehicle.—
Gregory Royal Pratt,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2026
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Some operate without appropriate state or local registrations or lack a verifiable track record.—
Jessica Walrack,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
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Following Uribe's post, NMDP noted a 40% increase in Hispanic/Latino registrations to the database.—
Vanessa Murdock,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Registries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registries. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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