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
The logic of enumeration, pushed to its extreme, becomes an algorithm of the absurd.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 27 Dec. 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
The logic of enumeration, pushed to its extreme, becomes an algorithm of the absurd.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumeration
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Winters said the church is working to build more distribution teams, so that more stores can be added to the pick up list and more families can be helped.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 May 2025
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But this is our list, so our collab pick is this relatively esoteric (and quite lengthy) track Wonder recorded for his early '80s greatest hits package.—
Jordan Hoffman,
EW.com,
13 May 2025
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Event listings should be submitted at least two weeks in advance.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 May 2025
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The listing is held by David Kramer and Andrew Buss of the David Kramer Group at Compass.—
Mya Abraham,
VIBE.com,
15 May 2025
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Warehouse workers roam the aisles, keeping tabs on the inventory, adding and pulling a menagerie of unusual and valuable bottles.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Market Watch reported that empty shelves are being seen all over the U.S. because of lack of inventory and parts.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2025
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But the current iteration of that payment system, called Total Cost of Care, is set to end in December .—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
11 May 2025
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Robotic systems often go through multiple prototypes and iterations before the final product is ready, leading to longer lead times and higher costs.—
Jay Shah,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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