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 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 Sometimes recording your screen is faster than writing another lengthy message or scheduling a meeting. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scheduling
  1. entering
  2. listing
  3. recording
  4. filing
  5. cataloging
Verb
  • The Heat continued that surge in the third quarter, opening the second half on a 30-14 run to push its lead up to 23 points before entering the fourth quarter with a 21-point advantage.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The Lakers turned the ball over five times in the third and wound up trailing 85-80 entering the fourth quarter.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of entering
Verb
  • The My Home button takes you back to the My Home screen from anywhere in the app, and the Activity button opens a screen listing all system events, including video clips.
    — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Compass is embroiled in more than half a dozen lawsuits with state and local Multiple Listing Services (MLS) involving listing rules and antitrust claims.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of listing
Verb
  • That gave the team two rookie starters in a home opener for the first time since the NBA began recording starters in 1970-71.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Saadi stayed on call as Rahbani’s in-house bassist, and Rahbani would return the favor by recording Saadi’s personal projects.
    — Shy Clara Thompson, Pitchfork, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of recording
Verb
  • The same month, OpenAI launched ChatGPT for Teens after state attorneys general launched an investigation into the company's safety practices, with Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, a Republican, filing a lawsuit in June.
    — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout Election Day, and into the night, The New Yorker will provide live updates on election results, with reporters filing dispatches from battleground states nationwide and columnists offering fresh analysis as votes start to come in.
    — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of filing
Verb
  • In her view, anyone busy cataloging the show’s excesses was liable to miss the joke.
    — Danielle Naer, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Foster estimates that cataloguing the next five decades of Rauschenberg’s output will take some twenty years.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of cataloging

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“Scheduling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scheduling. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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