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 At the Port of Long Beach, its busiest container terminal had reported problems with some ship-to-shore cranes in July, with the backlogs persisting into August. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026 However, building new generation faces severe challenges, including turbine backlogs extending years and lengthy grid connection processes. — Robert J. Szczerba, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The most prominent companies that have begun to report AI profits are Alphabet , Amazon and Microsoft , where cloud growth, expanding backlogs and operating cash flow have improved, the bank said. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 Local permitting departments often face major backlogs even before a disaster. — Linh Tat, Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026 Contracts should reward resolved calls and cleared backlogs, and delivery risk should sit with the vendors. — Tom Dowling, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 According to Bergh, part of the issue is that many state agencies are struggling with staffing pressures and paperwork backlogs, especially amid efforts to prevent errors on food aid applications and avoid new federal penalties. — Juliana Kim, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Hence, retail traders will gain a cheaper and more precise way to speculate on crude, but production, consumption, inventories and geopolitics will remain the dominant forces setting prices.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
As crude inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve drain toward their operational limits, America is left, armed with just 300 million barrels.

— Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of inventories

Noun

Eventually, the firms dumped the valuable slag into waste piles and wrote off the metals inside.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026
Some T-shirts and hats were handed out, but players only briefly put them on before adding them to the piles some of them have at home.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of piles

Noun

As the airplane air-conditioning worked overtime in the desert heat, the grooms traversed the tarmac numerous times to shuttle water and supplies to the horses.

— Danielle Rossingh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Millions of people live in or near bear habitat across the Rockies, where widespread drought has reduced supplies of nuts, berries and plants that bears eat.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of supplies

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The billionaire chairman and CEO of WorldQuant has been a pioneer in applying AI and other technologies to vast collections of data, looking to build predictive models from historical information.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
For the 125th, Bergdorf’s has partnered with more than 100 brands on exclusive collections and special products spanning more than 850 styles.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of collections

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The Arab coins, known as dirhams, are cut up and have similar inscriptions to those found in silver hoards from the 9th century, Nordjyske Museer said.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Earlier this spring, two hobbyist treasure hunters uncovered one of the largest Viking coin hoards ever found in Norway after discovering dozens of silver coins in a field.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

Definition of hoards

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To honor that, his family has spent the past 25 years helping people like Ray did, by establishing scholarship funds and through charitable endeavors, including an annual 5K Father’s Day run in his honor.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
The dress was auctioned off in June 1997, when the princess sold 79 of her dresses at auction to raise funds for charity.

— Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of funds

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The world's largest oil buyer has slashed its imports after the war broke out, tapping into its stockpiles, keeping a lid on global oil prices and safeguarding its economy.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2026
Inventories, or global stockpiles of crude oil, have been drawn down this spring and summer at a rapid clip, after governments around the world agreed in early March to release 400 million barrels of oil in a bid to ease soaring prices.

— Gordon Lubold, NBC news, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of stockpiles

Noun

Alzheimer’s disease is characterized by potentially harmful accumulations of two proteins.

— Mike McRae September 03, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, as a result of warming temperatures and historic accumulations of trees and brush, wildfires have grown larger, more complex, and more unpredictable—requiring hundreds and sometimes thousands of firefighters.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

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