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
Anything that was anti-Jewish—a story about exclusion, an obstacle that hadn’t come down, a disapproving enumeration of supposedly Jewish traits—was possibly more fascinating.
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Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
But first consider the majority of the text of the Declaration: a stirring enumeration of specific grievances by the American colonists against the British crown.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
His abiding grievance punctuates this enumeration of parental failures, and the concluding oath gives the accusation a legal force.
—Literary Hub, 5 May 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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Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
But first consider the majority of the text of the Declaration: a stirring enumeration of specific grievances by the American colonists against the British crown.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
His abiding grievance punctuates this enumeration of parental failures, and the concluding oath gives the accusation a legal force.
—Literary Hub, 5 May 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
See All Example Sentences for enumeration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumeration
Noun
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The court recommended that the petition be dismissed, and that the organizations be given one month to submit the employee lists.—
Clayton Dalton,
New Yorker,
15 May 2026
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Of all the factors that could sway Giannis, with all due respect to Bam, the respect element likely is not at the top of the list.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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Sam Arneson of Sotheby’s International Realty represents the property, which is eligible for a Mills Act contract, the listing reads.—
Sandra Barrera,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Further details, including cinema listings, will be announced soon.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
8 May 2026
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LocusOne is built to dynamically assign work to each robot based on real-time demand, coordinating robots, workflows and inventory movement as a single system that scales and adapts with operations over time.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
12 May 2026
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While eBay earns fees by connecting buyers and sellers online without holding inventory, GameStop buys goods wholesale and resells them through physical stores.—
Svea Herbst-Bayliss,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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There’s a vast chasm between the United States and Iran on how to conclude the current iteration of the war.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
12 May 2026
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The proposal went nowhere last year, but the new iteration just needs Senate approval before heading to Pritzker’s desk.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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