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
  • The agency's own public list of Underground Scholars partner campuses does not include UC Davis — the same campus where the young woman at the center of this story was placed.
    Julie Watts August 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • That put him ahead of Roger Clemens (1,014) for 12th place on the franchise’s all-time list.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Book Now at Expedia All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Unitree is the latest high-profile Chinese tech name to hit Shanghai's STAR Market, following memory chipmaker CXMT's listing last month, when its shares soared 466% on their first day of trading.
    Jenny Lee, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Its purpose should guide the choice of format and location, along with decisions about assortment, inventory, layout, technology, and employee capabilities.
    Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The oldest baby boomers turn 80 this year, and won’t typically start downsizing until their mid-80s, meaning the inventory constraints that have locked millennials out of the market have another decade to run.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • The awards will debut at the event’s 2026 iteration, which will take place at the Javits Center in New York September 24–27, and will highlight artists from the Caribbean.
    News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The archive Mittelman created covers every iteration of the live-theater playhouse and has several sections, one of which lists the name of everyone who ever performed on its stage.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 23 Aug. 2026.

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