better wording

Author: JPryce-Aklundh

modules/ROOT/pages/indexes/search-performance-indexes/managing-indexes.adoc

@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ In those cases, nothing needs to be specified and the `OPTIONS` map should be om
 Creating an index requires link:{neo4j-docs-base-uri}/operations-manual/{page-version}/authentication-authorization/database-administration/#access-control-database-administration-index[the `CREATE INDEX` privilege].
 
 [NOTE]
-An index cannot be queried if its `state` is `"POPULATING"` (i.e., if it was just created).
-To confirm the `state` of an index (whether it is `"ONLINE"` or `"POPULATING"`), run the following command: `SHOW INDEXES YIELD *`.
+An index cannot be used while its `state` is `POPULATING`, which occurs immediately after it is created.
+To check the `state` of an index -- whether it is `ONLINE` (usable) or `POPULATING`(still being built) -- run the following command: `SHOW INDEXES YIELD *`.
 
 [[create-range-index]]
 === Create a range index

modules/ROOT/pages/indexes/semantic-indexes/full-text-indexes.adoc

@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ Unlike xref:indexes/search-performance-indexes/managing-indexes.adoc[search-perf
 To query a full-text index, use either the link:{neo4j-docs-base-uri}/operations-manual/{page-version}/reference/procedures/#procedure_db_index_fulltext_querynodes[`db.index.fulltext.queryNodes`] or the link:{neo4j-docs-base-uri}/operations-manual/{page-version}/reference/procedures/#procedure_db_index_fulltext_relationships[`db.index.fulltext.queryRelationships`] procedure.
 
 [NOTE]
-An index cannot be queried if its `state` is `"POPULATING"` (i.e., if it was just created).
-To confirm the `state` of a full-text index (whether it is `"ONLINE"` or `"POPULATING"`), run the following command: `SHOW FULLTEXT INDEXES YIELD *`.
+An index cannot be used while its `state` is `POPULATING`, which occurs immediately after it is created.
+To check the `state` of a full-text index -- whether it is `ONLINE` (usable) or `POPULATING`(still being built) -- run the following command: `SHOW FULLTEXT INDEXES YIELD *`.
 
 This query uses the `db.index.fulltext.queryNodes` to look for `nils` in the previously created full-text index `namesAndTeams`:
 

modules/ROOT/pages/indexes/semantic-indexes/vector-indexes.adoc

@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ Default value::: `100`
 To query a node vector index, use the link:{neo4j-docs-base-uri}/operations-manual/{page-version}/reference/procedures/#procedure_db_index_vector_queryNodes[`db.index.vector.queryNodes`] procedure.
 
 [NOTE]
-An index cannot be queried if its `state` is `"POPULATING"` (i.e., if it was just created).
-To confirm the `state` of a vector index (whether it is `"ONLINE"` or `"POPULATING"`), run the following command: `SHOW VECTOR INDEXES YIELD *`.
+An index cannot be used while its `state` is `POPULATING`, which occurs immediately after it is created.
+To check the `state` of a vector index -- whether it is `ONLINE` (usable) or `POPULATING`(still being built) -- run the following command: `SHOW VECTOR INDEXES YIELD *`.
 
 .Signature for `db.index.vector.queryNodes`
 [source,syntax]