as in lists
to put (someone or something) on a list
indexed all the books in the library by category
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Recent Examples of indexes
Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
The committee’s report cites many studies suggesting outperformance relative to public equity indexes over time.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
In stock markets abroad, indexes edged lower in Europe after rising in much of Asia.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all 3 – the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In stock markets abroad, indexes in Europe lost early gains to turn lower with Wall Street.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The price of gold topped $3,500 per troy ounce for the first time in history on Tuesday, the latest milestone in an especially strong 2025 that has seen the metal gain some 35 percent while outpacing both stock indexes and major cryptocurrencies.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
While the three major stock indexes are trading at all-time highs, recent data points show signs of economic cooling.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 12 Sep. 2025
The committee’s report cites many studies suggesting outperformance relative to public equity indexes over time.
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
In stock markets abroad, indexes edged lower in Europe after rising in much of Asia.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
The Trefis High Quality (HQ) Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has a track record of comfortably outperforming its benchmark that includes all 3 – the S&P 500, S&P mid-cap, and Russell 2000 indices.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
In stock markets abroad, indexes in Europe lost early gains to turn lower with Wall Street.
—Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
The price of gold topped $3,500 per troy ounce for the first time in history on Tuesday, the latest milestone in an especially strong 2025 that has seen the metal gain some 35 percent while outpacing both stock indexes and major cryptocurrencies.
—Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indexes
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China's economy has shown signs of fatigue in August, with export growth slowing more than expected and key economic indicators like retail sales and industrial output coming in lower than economists' estimates.—
Lim Hui Jie,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tracking leading indicators such as engagement, turnover, or customer retention alongside financial metrics can surface problems earlier.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Also in the suit is a chart that lists five brokers that allegedly controlled 6,345 Ticketmaster accounts and possessed 246,407 concert tickets to 2,594 events.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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All rights reserved Tesla’s crash report for self-driving vehicles to the federal government lists 3 crashes involving the Tesla robotaxi, all dated July 1, just ten days after launching their pilot service in Austin, TX.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The text records royal decrees including tax relief during poor Nile floods; donations to temples; the creation of a new priestly office; a festival tied to the heliacal rising of Sirius; and a calendar reform introducing a leap day every four years.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Toward the end of the colonial period, portrait photography records yet another cultural shift.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Owners also must have measures in place to ensure that cannabis is not stolen or diverted, including programs to track each piece of cannabis that enters and leaves their store, as well as more traditional security systems, such as video-surveillance systems and a silent alarm.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Formula One has announced new sprint race venues for the 2026 season, the same year the sport enters a new era of regulations.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Not to mention the Epstein files nonsense.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Once a task is completed, our brain files it away.—
Luciana Paulise,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gates schedules a tough non-district slate for a reason.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Sep. 2025
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Fey schedules specific morning time for strategic thinking, understanding that without deliberate structure, urgent tasks will always crowd out important thinking.—
Tarun Galagali,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Indexes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indexes. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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