Thesaurus results for REGISTRIES

registries

noun

plural of registry

as in lists

a record of a series of items (as names or titles) usually arranged according to some system got a copy of the couple's bridal registry from the store's computer and scanned it for items we could afford

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as in enrollments

the number of individuals registered has the registry for the professional development seminar reached its limit yet?

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Recent Examples of registries Society designated registries for a handful of monumental life events—weddings, housewarmings and baby showers. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026 Approval gates and registries fail because nobody owns the entry. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 States’ vital registries then submit death certificate information to the NCHS National Vital Statistics System. — Denys T. Lau, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026 The bill specifies that blocking requirements would not apply to root nameserver operators and top-level domain registries. — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2026 Property records for luxury homes and registries of private-jet and yacht owners pointed us to colorful stories. — Eric Zwick, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026 Because most of the unredacted logs listed only the officers’ initials, reporters spent weeks scouring agencies’ websites, city staff directories, statewide badge registries and news articles to reveal the officers’ identities. — Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 There are registries for weddings and babies, moments when people generally know what to buy and how to participate. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 24 Aug. 2026 This includes cash transfers, currency swaps and shipping registries, the president said. — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Other states regularly collect lists of people who showed noncitizen forms of documentation at the DMV and compare those names to ones on the voter roll to flag potential noncitizen voters.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Right next to the lobby, with its own entrance from the street, Fismuler is Nino Redruello’s restaurant that has jumped to the top of many must-dine lists.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of lists

Noun

Computer science departments at universities across the country saw record enrollments.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Its approval gives Class 5A and Class 6A schools the ability to move forward in Texas, a state with a wide range of enrollments, while smaller schools have more time to implement and evaluate.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of enrollments

Noun

Of the 200 records the county staff reviewed, 112 were associated with people whose registrations are canceled or inactive.

— Miles Parks, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Generally, participating law enforcement agencies train officers to communicate with neurodivergent people who keep their licenses and vehicle registrations in blue envelopes.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2026

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