How to Use indexing in a Sentence

indexing

noun
  • Here are some ways to make indexing work better for your site.
    — Yec, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2021
  • Our rate of sales just over-indexing against the industry by one and a half times.
    — Kate Dingwall, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021
  • China is always a flip of the coin in terms of over- or under-indexing.
    — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Nor does the indexing of that exemption.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
  • The same is true of the other states that have enacted indexing in recent years.
    — Jonathan Ingram, WSJ, 5 Jan. 2022
  • There is a different indexing factor for each year of his earnings.
    — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 2 Aug. 2020
  • The story behind these events is far from an indictment of indexing.
    — Jason Zweig, WSJ, 31 Jan. 2020
  • There are comments about battery life being worse — but that may be down to indexing as the release is just hours old.
    — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Toll opponents have said that even a small toll will be increased either through indexing or other means.
    — al, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Google’s use of books for indexing and snippet display was deemed transformative and fair use.
    — Sri Bhargav Krishna Adusumilli, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Blog posts can drive page indexing by 400% or higher, which means a higher number of leads.
    — Salman Lakhani, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
  • Fast forward two months, and paid livestreams have overtaken free livestreams, over-indexing by 33%.
    — Eric Frankenberg, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2020
  • The rise of strategies such as indexing mean that large asset managers are more powerful than ever.
    — Charley Grant, WSJ, 4 June 2021
  • This rather misses the logic of indexing as a passive strategy.
    — The Economist, 5 July 2018
  • The reason why is that lack of inflation indexing after age 60.
    — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2023
  • Unlike much of the world, where passive indexing is on the rise, investors in China still have faith in active managers.
    — Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2019
  • The Maryland Senate already passed the minimum wage bill with the indexing piece stripped out.
    — Erin Cox, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
  • It will also be tied for the fourth-largest increase since the indexing of benefits began in 1975.
    — Scott Burns, Dallas News, 18 July 2022
  • Also, when someone tugs a door handle, the indexing glass doesn't drop quickly enough and often snags on the weatherstripping.
    — Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 28 July 2021
  • While the server doesn’t participate in search or indexing, the process of building the index requires a lot of back-and-forth with the server.
    — PCMAG, 25 June 2024
  • If using a kit, the kit manufacturer will provide wave-to-keyhole type indexing to the ends of the panels that will help allow them to be joined.
    — Andy Cochrane, Popular Mechanics, 2 Sep. 2021
  • The city is in the midst of a massive indexing project that will rate each residential block on a 1-to-4 scale based on how much litter is on the sidewalk.
    — Julia Terruso, Philly.com, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Some of the biggest names on Wall Street can conjure up this tantalizing prospect, which is called direct indexing.
    — New York Times, 4 Dec. 2020
  • For years, the debate has been more about whether there are aspects of indexing that are bad for the markets, meaning the process of capital allocation.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Finally, the test team raved about the velvety finish and handsome indexing on the 34mm Leica.
    — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 18 Aug. 2020
  • Invest in metadata, semantic layers and indexing systems that describe what your data is, how to access it and how it can be used.
    — Naren Narendran, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Of course, Google will still scan all your e-mails for search indexing, filtering, spam and virus detection, and the new smart reply feature, just not for ads.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 23 June 2017
  • There’s a risk that boards, and the world in general, are over-indexing on the CEO as the one who is going to make all this happen.
    — Diane Brady, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Without indexing, the value of benefits would decrease over time, analysts said.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Battmer said his firm is helping these clients with tax-efficient indexing or other option derivative strategies.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 12 June 2026

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