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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
American football will never supplant soccer in Europe, so why – be$ide$ more $hort-term profit$ – is the league moving in the direction of scheduling an international game every week?
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Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
With Memorial Day weekend signalling the symbolic start of summer, public swimming pools across Sacramento County are scheduling their opening days.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Earwigs can take up residence in matted leaves and tree debris in gutters and downspouts, so scheduling bi-annual gutter cleanings can help keep the insects at bay.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 15 May 2026
This season, a mere 20 comedies aired across all of broadcast prime, and development is in such a state that even CBS only plans on scheduling two sitcoms this fall.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
Aside from scheduling a regular professional HVAC maintenance check, Sinclair recommends homeowners frequently clean around their outdoor AC unit.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
Save time by scheduling an appointment in advance.
—Hali Smith
may 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 May 2026
Jennifer Hawk is also a frequent flyer on Spirit, but is holding off on scheduling any future flights.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Monday’s court appearance is separate from Cole’s arraignment, with the judge scheduling a detention hearing for April 30 and a preliminary hearing for May 11.
—Julia Bonavita , David Spunt , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
With Memorial Day weekend signalling the symbolic start of summer, public swimming pools across Sacramento County are scheduling their opening days.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
Earwigs can take up residence in matted leaves and tree debris in gutters and downspouts, so scheduling bi-annual gutter cleanings can help keep the insects at bay.
—Dan Simms, USA Today, 15 May 2026
This season, a mere 20 comedies aired across all of broadcast prime, and development is in such a state that even CBS only plans on scheduling two sitcoms this fall.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 May 2026
Aside from scheduling a regular professional HVAC maintenance check, Sinclair recommends homeowners frequently clean around their outdoor AC unit.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 May 2026
Save time by scheduling an appointment in advance.
—Hali Smith
may 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 May 2026
Jennifer Hawk is also a frequent flyer on Spirit, but is holding off on scheduling any future flights.
—Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 2 May 2026
Monday’s court appearance is separate from Cole’s arraignment, with the judge scheduling a detention hearing for April 30 and a preliminary hearing for May 11.
—Julia Bonavita , David Spunt , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scheduling
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Both teams were ranked in the top five entering those games.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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Police in Cambridge, Massachusetts are looking for a man who is suspected of assaulting a student inside a Harvard University dorm Tuesday, and then entering an MIT residence hall without permission soon after.—
Neal Riley,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Combined, the public listing premium and the S&P 500 inclusion subsidy—both of which require being a disclosing public company to access—total $290 to $390 billion for ExxonMobil.—
Shivaram Rajgopal,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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After seeing a Facebook listing for a free local bereavement support group last winter, Brand signed up for four sessions.—
Collaborative Colorado,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026
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Streaming games for grandparents or recording a child’s shifts on the ice seems like a natural way to share in these moments.—
Chris Murphy,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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The former superstar had a pretty good season as a third-line winger with rookie center Danila Yurov and Yakov Trenin, recording 23 goals and 46 points in 75 games, but his salary is an issue.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
20 May 2026
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In the same months that OpenAI was building its public support for the Illinois bill, the company was filing legal responses denying its responsibility in wrongful death lawsuits brought by the families of teenagers who died by suicide after extensive interactions with ChatGPT.—
Jason Snyder,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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Watch for tax and medical identity theft A credit freeze will not stop someone from filing a tax return or insurance claim in your name.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
23 May 2026
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The team has spent more than two years painstakingly gathering, reviewing and cataloguing evidence from the attack.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
12 May 2026
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To rectify this oversight, a few years ago, my friend Cassey Lottman and I created the Great Farts of Literature database, an ongoing project dedicated to cataloging the best butt bombs in print and from which this list is adapted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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“Scheduling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scheduling. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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