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
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
Reuters reported earlier this month that Airbnb is hoping to raise $3 billion in its IPO, which is expected to be one of the biggest stock market listings in 2020.
—Kate Rooney,hayden Field, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
That’s what Monaco Legend Group will be listing for over $20 million.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Previously valued at mere cents, the card's price surged, with some listings reaching hundreds of dollars.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025
Reuters reported earlier this month that Airbnb is hoping to raise $3 billion in its IPO, which is expected to be one of the biggest stock market listings in 2020.
—Kate Rooney,hayden Field, CNBC, 21 May 2025
Verb
What To Know Communication about the terminations and layoffs has been swift, with employees sometimes receiving evening emails listing immediate end dates.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
That’s what Monaco Legend Group will be listing for over $20 million.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for listing
Noun
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Read on for the full list of winners at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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Death row pastor finds honor in loving condemned The Nobel Foundation says 338 candidates have been nominated for the 2025 prize, though the list of nominees won't be made public for 50 years.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
26 May 2025
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Bread crumbs • Props to the hair, makeup, and costuming departments for differentiating Kiki’s Simone from pre-Michaela Simone, who showed up to the island with a scraggly ponytail, a gray button-down, uneven skin, and scrawled tattoos.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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Just a couple of weeks after showing up at the Met Gala in a shockingly short hairstyle, Kidman is serving up a saturated, asymmetrical bob with uneven baby bangs and a stick-straight, choppy look brought to fruition by hairstylist Evanie Frausto.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
22 May 2025
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Manaea was initially shut down in February with the right oblique strain, then suffered a setback in early April when inflammation in the muscle required a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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The 28-year-old right-hander is returning from an oblique strain that removed him from the starting competition in spring training.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 May 2025
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Among them is Tonic, which stars Blair (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) as Sebastian Poe, a struggling jazz pianist who is given 24 hours to kill a dangerous drug dealer (Westwick) by a crooked cop (Jaso Coviello), and spirals into a moral and emotional tailspin.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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Cigarette smoke, dames to kill for, crooked cops — latex super suit?—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
Adjective
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Lastly, in relation to the ongoing (and increasingly skewed) yin/yang of offense vs. defense, pushing sometimes feels like an unfair advantage.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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Francis began to connect the dots, albeit with a perhaps misguided sense of self-worth and skewed ambition.—
Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2025
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His puzzles have interesting geometry; today’s has diagonal symmetry, which allows for an unusual arrangement of long and short entries.—
Caitlin Lovinger,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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Photos of the aftermath of the accident, meanwhile, show the roof of the bus separated from the rest of the vehicle, which rests at a diagonal on the side of a hill, per the AP.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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“Listing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/listing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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