as in list
a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system
an alphabetical listing of all of the students currently enrolled in the school
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as in uneven
inclined or twisted to one side
the listing battleship limped back to port for repairs
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as in leaning
running in a slanting direction
the listing lines of a poem scrawled on a chalkboard
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as in inventorying
to make a list of
the coach listed the people on the team
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as in entering
to put (someone or something) on a list
her number isn't listed in the phone book
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as in enrolling
to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member
our grandfather is listed among the war dead honored by the memorial
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as in reciting
to specify one after another
do I need to list all of the reasons why your idea won't work?
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as in sloping
to set or cause to be at an angle
the sudden shift of the load in the hull listed the ship badly
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Recent Examples of listing
Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Miller has been the CFO and treasurer of Warby Parker since 2011 and was the financial architect of the company’s funding rounds and its direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
But on Inauguration Day, a White House report listing interim heads of agencies referred to Driscoll as the acting director.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Turned off by elevated mortgage rates, surging insurance costs and stubbornly expensive listings, an increasing number of would-be buyers have chosen to sit on the sidelines this year.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Miller has been the CFO and treasurer of Warby Parker since 2011 and was the financial architect of the company’s funding rounds and its direct listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
Butch Haze from Compass is the listing agent.
—Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
But on Inauguration Day, a White House report listing interim heads of agencies referred to Driscoll as the acting director.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listing
Noun
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Slater goes deep twice The list of batters who can claim legitimate ownage against Kershaw is small.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
20 Sep. 2025
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Six cars, five trucks and 19 utility vehicles are on the list to be considered the best car, truck or utility vehicle of the year.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Conventional cooling systems often rely on cold plates that offer indirect contact with battery cells, which can result in uneven temperature distribution.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Polishing and setting diamonds on uneven surfaces is a rare skill and Chopard does it all in-house.—
Thomas Waller,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
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With its wide and deep imaging of the sky, Rubin is expected to discover thousands of new trans-Neptunian objects in the Kuiper Belt, which may confirm the tilted plane or mark it as a statistical fluke.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The tilted pinnacle resembles a jaunty ship cutting through clear air.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Three key players — defensive tackle Benito Jones (oblique), edge rusher Chop Robinson (knee) and wide receiver Jaylen Waddle (shoulder) — are questionable.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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That's on display this September with Roman Anthony on the shelf with an oblique injury and Alex Bregman, who could opt-out of his deal at season's end, in a significant slump in the second half.—
Tim Crowley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The family had no money for doctors, and the arm healed crooked, forever limiting his reach and range of motion.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Both are as crooked as snakes in a hurry.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Tibi applied double zippers to wide-leg jeans and showed relaxed styles with slouchy, slightly skewed fits.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Sep. 2025
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But the idealized construction speeds shown here do give a skewed view of urban development that can be seductive in its simplicity.—
Kyle Orland,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Beat overcommitment syndrome, get the right things done, and build real influence with your colleagues up, down, sideways, and diagonal—all over the organization chart.—
Bruce Tulgan,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Where its series stablemate, the W5800, has been designed for large home theaters, the W4100i caters to the needs of smaller spaces with support for screens up to 120 diagonal inches – though the visuals can be stretched up to 150 inches.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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Two of Luzardo’s worst starts post-tipping — against the Red Sox on July 23 and the Reds on July 4 — produced a combined eight walks.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
10 Aug. 2025
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“Listing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listing. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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