enumerations

noun

plural of enumeration
as in lists
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 enumerations Constraints, enumerations and referential integrity are miserable work for a person in front of an open gearbox. — Julien Vantyghem, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumerations
  1. lists
  2. listings
  3. inventories
Noun
  • Artistically, it’s often included in lists of greatest album artwork.
    — Gavin Godfrey, AJC.com, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Administration officials have defended the accuracy of their lists, including in the lawsuit the Justice Department filed against California last week.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of lists
Noun
  • The utility’s outage listings Friday afternoon showed crews patrolling electrical lines in many affected communities, a step toward restoring power once conditions were considered safe.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Supply is also rising not because of new listings, but because of slower sales.
    — Diana Olick, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of listings
Noun
  • And inventories of used electric vehicles dropped too, with only 31 days of supply in May, 23% below the year before.
    — John Paul Helveston, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The group warned that even if refineries step up production of diesel into the year-end, inventories will likely remain strained until the second half of 2027.
    — Gabriel Cortés, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of inventories

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