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as in indicator
an arrow-shaped piece on a dial or scale for registering information the index on the thermometer dropped below zero

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verb

as in to list
to put (someone or something) on a list indexed all the books in the library by category

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Noun
Retailers Moncler, Burberry, Swatch and Hermes also crowded around the top of the Stoxx index. Jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 16 Jan. 2025 The only stock to lose more in the index was UnitedHealth Group, which tumbled 6%. Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
Residents can get a tax rebate that covers $166 worth of monthly groceries per person, but the rebate is not indexed to inflation and likely doesn’t cover grocery bills amid the high cost of food. Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 3 Jan. 2025 What somehow goes unreported is that city retirement benefits are not indexed to inflation as are, for example, Social Security benefits. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for index 
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Noun
  • The watches feature three sub-dials with a permanent seconds indicator at 12 o'clock, 1/10th second chronograph counter and hour chronograph counter at 6 o'clock, and minute chronograph counter at 9 o'clock.
    Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The circular loading indicator kept spinning, which felt a little overwhelming.
    Robert Anderson, PCMAG, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Two out of every three programs listed in response to DeSantis’ directive was an undergraduate class or other campus program that had no obvious connection to a DEI office, according to a Herald analysis of the information provided to the state by public universities.
    Sarah Blaskey, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025
  • After week two, per theater averages only listed for expanding films with under 100 theaters.
    Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • As for the Avalanche, this trade does move the needle in the wrong direction.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • But the Patriots have threaded the needle here, and are building real momentum toward a legitimate rebound.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Two towns in West Virginia, Thomas and Elkins, each recorded 16 inches.
    Nazaneen Ghaffar, New York Times, 20 Jan. 2025
  • The snow that blanketed the city on Sunday topped no more than 3.6 inches citywide, with just 1.6 inches recorded in Central Park.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Queen entered Thursday’s game coming off a career-high 27-point effort.
    Jack Vita, Baltimore Sun, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Jayden Daniels enters the Lions’ den against a Detroit defense that played above its heads against the Vikings.
    Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • In addition to cataloging $4.5 million of existing equipment, the report also listed requests for $360,000 of new equipment, including 18 M4-89 rifles for the department’s SWAT team.
    Samson Zhang, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The trove has been cataloged and will now undergo restoration before being publicly displayed later this year.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Jan. 2025
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  • Charles Kushner pleaded guilty in 2004 to filing false tax returns, retaliating against a witness and making false statements to the Federal Election Commission.
    Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 20 Jan. 2025
  • One suit, filed by a public interest law firm called National Security Counselors, claims DOGE is operating as a federal advisory committee.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2025

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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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