scheduling

verb

present participle of schedule
as in entering
to put (someone or something) on a list I've scheduled you for an appointment tomorrow

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Recent Examples of scheduling Hadida says the nearly three-hour running time was a key factor in scheduling the release during the Christmas holidays, when moviegoers have more time to spare. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026 Trojans coach Karlos Odum made a move to prepare his season by scheduling a Kickoff Classic game at Wakulla this season. — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026 The Republican ballot board judge, Amie Super, was accused of breaking election code by scheduling ballot board members in a lopsided manner. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Nov. 2026 Creating space for innovation requires the discipline of scheduling regular brainstorms and taking them seriously, because showing up regularly is what surfaces good ideas. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026 Following the defeat of the measure, Laesch said city staff are considering scheduling a special City Council meeting to again discuss passing the agreement. — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 The band is still adjusting to the normal aspects of label life, like abiding by an album rollout plan, scheduling press interviews, and filling out paperwork. — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026 One of my clients took up flower arranging while another started scheduling lunches with old friends. — Melody Wilding, Contributor, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2026 The change would allow commissioners to fill those commission vacancies by scheduling a special election to sync up with an existing local election. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scheduling
  1. entering
  2. listing
  3. recording
  4. filing
  5. cataloging
Verb
  • Houser’s top target, Collin Dixon, who had 68 receptions for 910 yards and 12 touchdowns entering the game, struggled to replicate his usual success.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2026
  • With the track being an active construction site please refrain from entering the speedway at this time.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of entering
Verb
  • One Portuguese supplier, in an Enterprise Europe Network listing that ran until July, offered 150 garments per color and samples within five working days.
    — Ruqiao Fan, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Polymarket is listing 87 percent chance of Schumer winning, leaving only 13 percent for Van Hollen.
    — Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of listing
Verb
  • As the agents stood outside the emergency room entrance, a large crowd of protesters began to converge at the hospital, some banging pots and recording the interaction on their phones.
    — Lauren Pozen, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • After recording the views, a recovery system Barnard called Repris consisted of a streamer to slow its drop and a GPS tracker to help locate the pod after landing.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of recording
Verb
  • Even so, the administration quickly pivoted, filing a brief in a related case that also made claims that California’s voter rolls contained noncitizens who voted illegally.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Failing to notify your insurer about certain changes could also create complications when filing a claim, so take time to review your policy whenever your circumstances change.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of filing
Verb
  • Worse is how The Good Daughter, adapted by veteran suspense author and rookie showrunner Karin Slaughter from her 2017 best seller, collects horrors, as though cataloging everything awful that could happen to a woman.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Nov. 2026
  • In her view, anyone busy cataloging the show’s excesses was liable to miss the joke.
    — Danielle Naer, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of cataloging

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“Scheduling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scheduling. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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