lists
Americannoun
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an enclosed arena for a tilting contest.
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the barriers enclosing this arena.
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any place or scene of combat, competition, controversy, etc.
idioms
plural noun
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history
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the enclosed field of combat at a tournament
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the barriers enclosing the field at a tournament
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any arena or scene of conflict, controversy, etc
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to engage in a conflict, controversy, etc
Etymology
Origin of lists
1350–1400; Middle English listes, plural of liste list 2
Example Sentences
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The table below lists the four S&P 1,500 sub-industry indexes with trailing two-year alphas of at least 100 percentage points, along with the two largest-cap stocks within each.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
AI Overviews have now replaced snippets or lists of links at the top of Google search results, with similar experiments appearing on social platforms like TikTok and X.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The Jalisco state government lists more than 16,000 reports of missing people — the most of any Mexican state.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
The order called for the creation of three separate lists of potential voters, including a list of citizens over age 18 residing in each state.
From Salon • May 16, 2026
Dad has so many degrees that I start to nod off anytime he lists them.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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