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to put (someone or something) on a list
I've scheduled you for an appointment tomorrow
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Recent Examples of scheduling
The judge’s decision to deny Trauernicht’s request means the criminal case moves toward scheduling his trial.
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Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Keep up with your friends and family by scheduling plenty of time to talk on the phone, FaceTime, and meet up in person to do enjoyable activities and spend quality time together.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 7 Nov. 2025
Students can access on-demand mental health support and crisis support services by calling 520-621-3334 for 24/7 support, scheduling an appointment online or visiting on-campus locations during business hours.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
This new technology has the ability to assist with everyday tasks by automating household chores by giving a NEO a list of chores and scheduling a time for them to be done.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Parents are already scheduling play dates and doctor’s appointments, so mapping out a bedtime routine can feel insurmountable.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 29 Oct. 2025
Hollywood studios welcome Netflix’s acknowledgment of theatrical as long as the streamer doesn’t step on their toes — whether by hogging the coveted premium large formats or scheduling its programming on prime release dates.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Franco suggests scheduling your workouts before or after a meal that contains both protein and a carbohydrate.
—Beth Krietsch, Outside, 25 Oct. 2025
Monday’s outage briefly blocked some people from scheduling doctor’s appointments and accessing banking services.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Keep up with your friends and family by scheduling plenty of time to talk on the phone, FaceTime, and meet up in person to do enjoyable activities and spend quality time together.
—Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Flow Space, 7 Nov. 2025
Students can access on-demand mental health support and crisis support services by calling 520-621-3334 for 24/7 support, scheduling an appointment online or visiting on-campus locations during business hours.
—Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 2025
This new technology has the ability to assist with everyday tasks by automating household chores by giving a NEO a list of chores and scheduling a time for them to be done.
—Abigail Adams, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Parents are already scheduling play dates and doctor’s appointments, so mapping out a bedtime routine can feel insurmountable.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 29 Oct. 2025
Hollywood studios welcome Netflix’s acknowledgment of theatrical as long as the streamer doesn’t step on their toes — whether by hogging the coveted premium large formats or scheduling its programming on prime release dates.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Oct. 2025
Franco suggests scheduling your workouts before or after a meal that contains both protein and a carbohydrate.
—Beth Krietsch, Outside, 25 Oct. 2025
Monday’s outage briefly blocked some people from scheduling doctor’s appointments and accessing banking services.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scheduling
Verb
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Ballard said in August, when asked why he should be trusted to turn the team around given his lackluster resume entering Year 9.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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Hall wanted to leave New York, as the team is entering a rebuild after trading away some of its best players.—
Shaun McAvoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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That said, there’s no cost to listing your services here.—
Kathy Kristof,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Nov. 2025
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There are, of course, a lot of folks excited about the prospect of the ChatGPT maker (newly freed from its complicated nonprofit shackles) listing its shares on public markets to raise billions upon billions – and potentially make oodles of money for everyone who gets on board.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Plus, the very nature of recording your live stream of thoughts means a lot of editing later down the line.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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And then someone recording the audition.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At a time when the Mavericks need as much good will, or PR, as possible, filing a lawsuit against the Dallas Stars is petty, small and mean.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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Raskin, the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, wrote in a letter to Trump that Maxwell is working on filing a commutation application, citing an unnamed whistleblower.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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By the late 1870s, he was asked to take part in the gargantuan task of evaluating and cataloguing the results of the five-year Challenger expedition—an ambitious British global research voyage, the first ever dedicated purely to science.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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This means cataloging existing data stores, understanding where sensitive information resides, and recognizing which systems lack adequate monitoring.—
Ethan Stone,
IndyStar,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Scheduling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scheduling. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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