Thesaurus results for BACKLOGS

backlogs

noun

plural of backlog

as in inventories

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 backlogs What should last is a steadier footing, marked by fewer surprise rollbacks, better financing, and more believable backlogs. — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026 And immigration courts, which ultimately decide whether someone can be removed from the country, face more significant case backlogs. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 Seko warned shippers through Taiwan, Xiamen, Fuzhou, Ningbo, Shanghai and southwestern Japan to anticipate air cargo rollovers, berthing delays and customs and trucking backlogs early in the coming week. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Alongside the Capital Markets Union, the Savings and Investments Union and reforms like EuVECA, the Commission’s focus on grid connections, energy costs and permitting backlogs points in the right direction. — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 Court officials have long been aware of the backlogs wracking this system, even publishing a law review article about it in 2003. — Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026 That could create backlogs and more disruption, leading more people to lose coverage, Coleman said. — Aaron Bolton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 Federal judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys have all chimed in, saying the transfer, which is underway, will waste taxpayer dollars, create massive backlogs and complications in court proceedings, and endanger inmates’ constitutional rights. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The process can be lengthy due to green card requirements and system backlogs. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026

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Noun

Rather than maintaining separate inventories of conventional mortar ammunition and specialized aerial munitions, the system is intended to make existing rounds compatible with another delivery method.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
In his opening address, Al Jaber warned that nearly a billion barrels had been drawn from global oil inventories since the disruption of Hormuz, illustrating how quickly geopolitical instability can affect global energy supplies.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of inventories

Noun

That makes this plan a better fit for gradual archiving than rapid transfers of large collections.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
The store clearly distinguishes the three collections with the main collection on the ground floor, segmented by aesthetic, along with Genius, and then Grenoble housed on the second floor for customers seeking mountain, hiking or biking clothes.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026

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The film follows a group of adults in an isolated Pennsylvania farmhouse, as hoards of flesh-eating ghouls overrun the country and infiltrate their residence.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Sarauw said hoards were typically buried to safeguard wealth during uncertain times.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of hoards

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Lawmakers accused Peña of using his political influence to steer hundreds of millions of dollars in public funds into Ueno while regulators overlooked risky insider lending.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
As the value of their investments drops, funds that borrowed to buy those stocks can face demands from lenders or brokers to put up more cash or collateral.

— Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of funds

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The advanced weapons most in demand and whose stockpiles have been drawn down are defensive missile interceptors, such as those launched by the Army's Patriot and THAAD systems, with a single Patriot interceptor costing millions of dollars.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
The advanced weapons most in demand and whose stockpiles have been drawn down are defensive missile interceptors, such as those launched by the Army’s Patriot and THAAD systems, with a single Patriot interceptor costing millions of dollars.

— Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of stockpiles

Noun

Light snow showers remain possible through this morning with little to no additional accumulations expected.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Some people experienced them as a purely optical means of aesthetic transport; others found in them tactile accumulations of crust, carnage, and debris.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

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