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
Follow the process to naturalize citizens and eliminate its backlog.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
The downbeat sentiment comes as fears have grown about margin compression, a dip in Broadcom’s AI order backlog, the stock’s lofty valuation and, more broadly, a potential bubble in the stock market that could tear apart the biggest leaders of the AI trade.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
The departures have caused backlogs and staff shortages, with senior leaders soliciting job applications.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Forest are also in the Europa League this season and will be wary of a fixture backlog.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Jan. 2026
The downbeat sentiment comes as fears have grown about margin compression, a dip in Broadcom’s AI order backlog, the stock’s lofty valuation and, more broadly, a potential bubble in the stock market that could tear apart the biggest leaders of the AI trade.
—Pia Singh, CNBC, 21 Jan. 2026
The departures have caused backlogs and staff shortages, with senior leaders soliciting job applications.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2026
Forest are also in the Europa League this season and will be wary of a fixture backlog.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlog
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For stores, these codes help streamline the checkout process, reduce pricing errors, and help with inventory.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
27 Jan. 2026
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Median single-family home sale price is $409,500 Many would-be homebuyers have been priced out of the market due to constraints on inventory, prices that have surged over the last five years and elevated mortgage rates.—
Sarah Agostino,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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This warming center also gives out free warm clothes and supplies to help people in need stay as comfortable as possible.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Correctional officers, healthcare workers, psychologists, maintenance staff, and investigative personnel are all in short supply.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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These Milanese arrivals edged Hermès, where Véronique Nichanian presented her final collection after 37 years, down to 7th in the list.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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Almost immediately after oversight of TikTok’s US operations changed, misinformation started to spread about changes to the app’s new terms of service, including those that applied to location sharing and data collection, Fiesler said.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Joe subtly smiled, like a Western Pennsylvania dad after his kid just lowered his shoulder and pushed the pile forward into the end zone.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Mozilla’s cash pile is dwarfed by OpenAI, which has raised more than $60 billion from investors across the globe, and its rival Anthropic, which has raised more than $30 billion, according to PitchBook.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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Everything from catastrophic ice accumulation to over a foot of snow and double-digit subzero temperatures are expected to hit places east of the Rocky Mountains.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
25 Jan. 2026
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Around 1 to 2 inches of sleet accumulation has been reported across DFW.—
Lauren Bostwick,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2026
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These transients have brightnesses in between that of classical novas, triggered when a white dwarf hoards material from a companion star thus sparking a runaway nuclear explosion, and supernovas that mark the death of a massive star and the birth of a black hole or a neutron star.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Archaeologists uncovered the rare trumpet last summer as a part of a hoard of Iron Age objects that included a bronze boar’s head from a military standard and five metal centerpieces known as shield bosses that adorned the front of military shields.—
Leslie Katz,
Forbes.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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In addition, memory bandwidth and nearby caches help drive that steadiness more than just raw performance.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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These funds are generally backed by a physical cache of precious metals and do an accurate job tracking the spot price.—
Ryan Ermey,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Meanwhile, the South is bracing with salt stockpiles and warming shelters.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
22 Jan. 2026
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Plan for the event of a power outage, including a stockpile of batteries and blankets.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Backlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlog. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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