as in inventory
a large number of jobs or items that are waiting to be finished or processed
We have a huge backlog of orders yet to be filled.
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Recent Examples of backlog
Eden Housing President Linda Mandolini said San Leandro’s eviction moratorium had created a backlog of tenants who could not – or would not – pay rent.
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Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Muçi said the courts’ backlog consists of about 150,000 cases.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Neuralink has a backlog of 10,000 individuals interested in having its N1 device drilled into their skulls, according to President and Co-Founder Dongjin (DJ) Seo.
—PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Since life gets busy on the ISS, however, Pettit has been steadily uploading a backlog of images and videos ever since coming home.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Muçi said the courts’ backlog consists of about 150,000 cases.
—Beth Bailey, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Neuralink has a backlog of 10,000 individuals interested in having its N1 device drilled into their skulls, according to President and Co-Founder Dongjin (DJ) Seo.
—PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Since life gets busy on the ISS, however, Pettit has been steadily uploading a backlog of images and videos ever since coming home.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlog
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Not that there’s a whole lot of airtime still up for grabs; as NBC noted earlier this month, nearly all of its in-game NBA inventory was auctioned off during the spring upfront bazaar … although naturally the company is holding a percentage of units back to sell in the scatter market.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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While the second-quarter results were disappointing, officials cited improvement in inventory flow and progress capturing synergies in the wake of the acquisition.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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In 2024, 92% of the world’s supply of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and 82% of wind turbines came from one country—China.—
Andrew Saunders,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Stellantis' supply leader, Marvin Washington, said the company is attempting to fix relationships with suppliers that had previously been strained by an abrupt volume cut in 2024.—
Liam Rappleye,
Freep.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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Political parties, media brands, and government agencies turn out to be just a collection of individuals vulnerable to pressure and attack.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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In consultation with Todd Arrington, former Director of the Eisenhower Presidential Library, the Protocol Gift Unit opted to purchase a replica of a sword in the Eisenhower collection rather than removing an object from the collection.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
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Some stars collapsed to the sea floor, dissolved into piles of goo.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Oct. 2025
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Our server noticed and immediately brought us a pile of fleece blankets to wrap ourselves in, a little kindness that made sitting outside actually enjoyable.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
16 Oct. 2025
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The team also found that APOE4 astrocytes promoted the accumulation of amyloid and tau proteins linked to Alzheimer’s, and that this effect depended on their interaction with microglia, the brain’s immune cells.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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Non-food-contact surfaces have accumulation of soil (cook line shelves and equipment have an accumulation of soil).—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
17 Oct. 2025
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Coin specialist David Guest told Fox News Digital the hoard was found by a Hampshire couple in Milford on Sea in April 2020.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The hoard includes some unusual coins and tells a story about the time when it was carefully stashed away.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Oct. 2025
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Bloomberg/Getty Images If and when the Epstein files are released, an as-yet-unseen cache of documents describing Deutsche Bank’s relationship with the late financier will likely be among them.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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Williams had two touchdown caches on the night.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Blockade scenario wargames show that Taiwan’s food and fuel stockpiles might last a month, maybe less, if maritime lanes are cut.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Oct. 2025
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Awadallah said medicines and medical supplies are not permeating the city, with stockpiles running low.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Backlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlog. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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