as in to list
to put (someone or something) on a list
I've scheduled you for an appointment tomorrow
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as in agenda
a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play)
the schedule of events for the conference
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as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
a schedule of arrivals and departures
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Recent Examples of schedule
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
Another hearing was scheduled for Monday.
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Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Roseville, Rocklin, and Lincoln all have the same schedule.
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Sacbee.com,
28 June 2026
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Verb
The first round is scheduled for Tuesday night, while the second round is set for Wednesday.
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Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
22 June 2026
Another hearing was scheduled for Monday.
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Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
Noun
When not pulling passengers around Central Park, the horses reside in private stables on the West Side of Manhattan or farms outside the city, depending on their work schedule.
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Andrea Sachs The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2026
Roseville, Rocklin, and Lincoln all have the same schedule.
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Sacbee.com,
28 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for schedule
Verb
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Four were listed in critical condition, and six others, including the driver, were listed in stable condition.
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See the full winners list here and check out the red carpet arrivals here.
Noun
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Those five schools had been under discussion for closure, and were recommended by the board’s Attendance Boundary Committee, but were not on the board’s agenda one week out.
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Kevin Ryan will recur as Liam Donnelly, a corporate vice president with a secret agenda who goes up against Rudy and Deck.
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The stock of SpaceX continues its consolidation phase on the New York Stock Exchange one week after its Nasdaq listing.
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The exchange’s main index recorded a 51% return in 2025 — among the largest in the world — and has kept up momentum this year as anticipation grows ahead of the listing.
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According to Baseball Savant, 34 major-league outfielders entered Sunday worth at least two outs above average.
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Instead, his locker was cleared out by the time reporters entered the Yankees’ clubhouse, leaving Boone to answer for the ejection.
Noun
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The dividing line on the PGA Tour schedule has existed for decades, but beginning in 2028 that border will be a de facto wall that looks a lot like college football’s Power 4-and-everyone-else calendar.
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Then turn in the most benign of public records requests — access to a calendar, for example — and prepare for weeks of delays and excuses.
Verb
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That proved to be too much to overcome for the Mets, who didn’t record another hit after Young’s one-out single in the fourth until Francisco Lindor lined a single with two outs in the ninth.
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Eight of Chicago’s nine starters recorded a hit.
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The specific programs targeted by the EPA regulate emissions from vehicles, lawn and garden equipment, and generators.
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Iran has said peace talks cannot advance to more substantive issues – such as its nuclear program – until the fighting in Lebanon is halted.
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Writers catalogue these fictional phenomena — which range from the terrifying to the downright bizarre — in the form of fake records, studies, research documents, and logs, all of which are indexed in a sprawling archive.
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This outpost from the same family of Central and Kjolle fame—renowned for both cataloguing and reimagining obscure ingredients found throughout various altitudes of Peru—has become the home base for their culinary research arm, Mater Iniciativa.
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“Schedule.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/schedule. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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