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noun

ˈin-ˌdeks How to pronounce index (audio)
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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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Recent Examples of index
Noun
That put the heat index — what the temperature felt like — at approximately 108. — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 4 July 2026 India’s main stock index last month outperformed other emerging markets by the most since November, and foreign outflows hit a four-month low. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 July 2026
Verb
Vanguard, which pioneered index mutual funds, says that about 30% of retirement account holders choose equity funds if they’re offered by plan sponsors, and most are indexed. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026 Writers catalogue these fictional phenomena — which range from the terrifying to the downright bizarre — in the form of fake records, studies, research documents, and logs, all of which are indexed in a sprawling archive. — Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for index
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  1. indicator
  2. list
  3. needle
  4. record
  5. enter
  6. catalog
  7. file
Noun
  • That’s an indicator that clients are unwilling to pay ever-increasing prices.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 6 July 2026
  • Looking Beyond Individual Data Points Education has long relied on individual indicators to identify students who may need support.
    — Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of indicator
Verb
  • In polling those are not the issues that Americans list as most important to them.
    — Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.
    — Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of list
Noun
  • But more than just making pretty designs, the threads in her needle were stitching a connection to her heritage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 June 2026
  • One German tourist moved the needle on how Americans feel about his entire country.
    — Frank Ahrens, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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  • In France, more than 1,000 excess deaths were recorded during the heat spell, according to the country’s national public health agency.
    — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The person recording the incident briefly turned the camera away after the blast.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
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  • As luxury travel continues shifting toward experiences that prioritize authenticity over excess, wine country may be entering a new era—one where the bottle remains the starting point, but no longer the entire story.
    — Emily Cappiello, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • King concluded that Saulter was in a conspiracy to get King removed from office, and directed Arriola to view recordings of other cameras in the office to determine who was entering the offices of Saulter and Goodloe.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
Definition of enter
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  • This is not a Uranian satellite, but a background star cataloged as HIP 19146.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2026
  • Product catalogs need to be portable and machine-readable so an AI agent can resolve a SKU in seconds.
    — Faustino Júnior, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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Verb
  • The Guard's deployment to Memphis has been subject to a lawsuit, filed by a group of Democratic officials from the local and state level.
    — Lucas Finton, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • In the last year, Actor’s Equity has filed at least seven labor complaints against Casa Bonita with the National Labor Relations Board for retaliation and refusal to bargain.
    — Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
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“Index.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/index. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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