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as in list
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 enrollment
the number of individuals registered
has the registry for the professional development seminar reached its limit yet?
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Recent Examples of registry
This year is also the first that a father and daughter are both included in the registry as Cash joins her dad Johnny Cash, whose At Folsom Prison was inducted in 2003.
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Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Blanchett is the co-founder of RSL Media, a not-for-profit company that in June plans to launch a free registry for people to grant — or deny — consent for AI use of their creative work, name, image and likeness.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 May 2026
Scammers often ignore the registry and use tactics like number spoofing to bypass it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
That led to the identification of Johnston, who police located by checking hotel registries around the Bay Area.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 14 May 2026
Blanchett is the co-founder of RSL Media, a not-for-profit company that in June plans to launch a free registry for people to grant — or deny — consent for AI use of their creative work, name, image and likeness.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 May 2026
Scammers often ignore the registry and use tactics like number spoofing to bypass it.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026
That led to the identification of Johnston, who police located by checking hotel registries around the Bay Area.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for registry
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Last week, Off the Wall launched on the Top R&B Albums chart, which is composed in almost exactly the same manner as the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums list, although only R&B music is eligible.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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Hospital staff had to tell them those not on the list had perished.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
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Student enrollment will drop across the board, and certain areas of the country such as New England—which is home to a whole host of small private colleges and will be suffering from some of the harshest demographic decline—may start to be dotted by campus ghost towns.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
19 May 2026
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The district says on average, students will save $855 annually when taking three concurrent enrollment courses.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
18 May 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Active listings in Placer and El Dorado counties dropped from April 2025, while Sacramento County’s active listings grew slightly on a year-to-year basis.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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In each instance, the judges were unconvinced by the DOJ’s arguments that federal law compelled states to hand over the voter registration information.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
19 May 2026
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The Democrats' transportation funding bill raised the state gas tax from 40 cents a gallon to 46 cents a gallon while also boosting a payroll tax for transit projects and vehicle registration and title fees.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 May 2026
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“Registry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/registry. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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