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
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.
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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.
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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.
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Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 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.
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Sheila Chiang,
CNBC,
26 July 2024
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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
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
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
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Towards the end of the story, Hargitay's character sifts through a box and pulls out items on her list.
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Critics argued the required reading list promotes Christianity over religious diversity and civil rights while blurring the constitutional separation of church and state.
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The stock of SpaceX continues its consolidation phase on the New York Stock Exchange one week after its Nasdaq listing.
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The exchange’s main index recorded a 51% return in 2025 — among the largest in the world — and has kept up momentum this year as anticipation grows ahead of the listing.
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Wall Street firms comfortably penciled in $150 oil or worse, and then projected a slow decline due to depleted inventories.
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Luxus actively trades inventory across premium resale marketplaces including Sotheby's, Farfetch, and 1stDibs, seeking to capitalize on pricing inefficiencies and market demand.
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The current leadership uncertainty gripping the ruling Labour Party is arguably just the latest iteration of the turmoil that Brexit inserted into the heart of British politics.
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The new iteration sees The Cat in the Hat, voiced by Bill Hader, fighting for his job as a professional mischief-maker brought in to cheer up lackluster children after his wild antics go to far.
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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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