as in list
a long list of things one after another
We were provided with an exhaustive enumeration of the inventory, ordered by amount currently on hand.
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Recent Examples of enumeration
However, even if a citizenship question was included on a subsequent enumeration, the U.S. Supreme Court should— and very likely still would—strike down federal anti-alien reapportionment legislation as a blatant affront to the Constitution’s requirements.
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Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Dudek stopped short of explaining the reasoning behind the SSA’s initial proposal to discontinue birth enumeration for residents of the state.
—Ailia Zehra, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Mitre describes a type confusion vulnerability, also known as common weakness enumeration 843, as occurring when a resource such as a pointer or object is accessed by a resource using an incompatible type.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
This method, known as an enumeration attack, leads to $1.1 billion in fraud losses annually, comprising a significant share of overall global losses due to fraud, according to Visa.
—Sheila Chiang, CNBC, 26 July 2024
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Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Dudek stopped short of explaining the reasoning behind the SSA’s initial proposal to discontinue birth enumeration for residents of the state.
—Ailia Zehra, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Mitre describes a type confusion vulnerability, also known as common weakness enumeration 843, as occurring when a resource such as a pointer or object is accessed by a resource using an incompatible type.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
This method, known as an enumeration attack, leads to $1.1 billion in fraud losses annually, comprising a significant share of overall global losses due to fraud, according to Visa.
—Sheila Chiang, CNBC, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumeration
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Other events and leagues could be added to the list in the future, the cable said.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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Needham compiled its list by polling researchers for their ideas about which stocks would outperform in 2026.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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The listing closes by saying no one should approach the island without approval.—
Michael Guise,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Developers are independently deploying different assets other than cryptocurrencies to trade on the blockchain, including listings tied to the prices of stocks of major corporations like NVIDIA and Google.—
Ben Weiss,
Fortune,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Big Ten’s seven-year deal, with Fox as the primary rights-holder that sub-licenses inventory to NBC and CBS, expires at the end of the decade.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The cost of buying a home in the US has surged in recent years, fueled by historically low inventory and mortgage rates above 6%.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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According to Qu, the version shown now reflects those iterations and signals readiness for a broader launch.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Fittingly for the pink hue, a heart and arrow graphic has been added to the right insole of both iterations.—
Ian Servantes,
Footwear News,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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