enumeration

Definition of enumerationnext
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 Females, minors &c are excluded from the polls, but are included in the enumeration of persons on whom representation is apportioned. Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 The drafts were messy, but, in reality, so, too, were the handwritten ones—their own version of chaos with arrows, enumerations, and strikethroughs. Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 The set of 10 developed as the standard enumeration in the Haggadah, the liturgical text of Passover, which was first compiled in the early centuries of the Common Era and redacted toward the end of the first millennium. Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026 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. Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enumeration
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Noun
  • Breanna Stewart had 26 points and 11 rebounds for New York and moved into 10th on the WNBA's career scoring list.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
  • Getting those numbers near the top of the list is a point of emphasis for this year's team.
    Alex Wilcox, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Noun
  • Lewis is being held in the Wyandotte County Detention Center on a $750,000 bond, according to the jail’s inmate listing.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
  • Mina Elias, for instance, employs dozens of AI agents for about $1,000 monthly to monitor listings, ads, and market trends, complementing his human staff.
    Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • The new office space alone is expected to be the largest addition to the city’s inventory in 43 years, said city economic development manager Michael Hennig in a June 2025 City Council work session.
    Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 July 2026
  • Condo prices slipped slightly as inventory remains elevated following new state safety requirements after the Surfside collapse.
    Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
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  • Assembling the device previously took 15 minutes, but through iterations, the INL team has reduced it to just five minutes.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
  • Now, seven months into the year, the evidence is clear—fruity fragrance launches have dominated, from YSL Beauty’s latest iteration of Libre, with a juicy raspberry twist, to Parfums de Marly’s recent debut of Athénaïs, a sparkling citrine.
    Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026

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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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