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
However, even if a citizenship question was included on a subsequent enumeration, the U.S. Supreme Court should— and very likely still would—strike down federal anti-alien reapportionment legislation as a blatant affront to the Constitution’s requirements.
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Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Dudek stopped short of explaining the reasoning behind the SSA’s initial proposal to discontinue birth enumeration for residents of the state.
—Ailia Zehra, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Mitre describes a type confusion vulnerability, also known as common weakness enumeration 843, as occurring when a resource such as a pointer or object is accessed by a resource using an incompatible type.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The logic of enumeration, pushed to its extreme, becomes an algorithm of the absurd.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 27 Dec. 2024
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Made By History, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
Dudek stopped short of explaining the reasoning behind the SSA’s initial proposal to discontinue birth enumeration for residents of the state.
—Ailia Zehra, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025
Mitre describes a type confusion vulnerability, also known as common weakness enumeration 843, as occurring when a resource such as a pointer or object is accessed by a resource using an incompatible type.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
The logic of enumeration, pushed to its extreme, becomes an algorithm of the absurd.
—Brendan Fitzgerald, Longreads, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumeration
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In May, the free walking tour website released its list of the 100 best walking cities for 2025.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
6 June 2025
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Last month, the church at 600 Grove St. landed on Historic Fort Worth’s list of 2025 Most Endangered Places.—
Kamal Morgan,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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The current listing is held by Dennis Carvajal with One Sotheby’s International Realty.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
8 June 2025
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So the permit’s in hand, the listing is popular, the parties begin.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
6 June 2025
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Following the Saks Global merger, brands began reporting extended payment terms and vendors are now paid 90 days after inventory delivery, with past-due balances pushed to a deferred repayment schedule beginning July 2025.—
Adam Ayers,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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The result is that prices have started to drop across much of the state, as historically high mortgage rates are still putting a significant damper on demand, despite growing inventory giving buyers more options.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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Crucially, the cloud supports rapid testing and iteration.—
Jeffrey Gregor,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Those collaborations led the pilot and series toward its final iteration.—
Michelle King,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2025
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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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