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
His abiding grievance punctuates this enumeration of parental failures, and the concluding oath gives the accusation a legal force.
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Literary Hub, 5 May 2025
The text was pretty simple: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 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
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
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Literary Hub, 5 May 2025
The text was pretty simple: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumeration
Noun
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This may be the quietest song on our list, but the acoustic guitars and breathy vocal evince quiet joy and more than a bit of sexiness.—
Brett Milano,
Boston Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Some of the ideas under consideration have been floating around for a while, but last month a list of proposals was leaked to ESPN.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 Apr. 2026
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This is a listing for 'This Week' airing Sunday, April 5, 2026.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Ramirez’s spokesperson said the commissioner’s office is working with the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office to determine why the county accepted the road into its inventory all those years ago.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Mar. 2026
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As new Texas restrictions on smokable THC products take effect March 31, some North Texas retailers say the changes could eliminate a large share of their inventory and increase operating costs.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Based in Austin, Texas, Saronic makes six autonomous surface vessel iterations, including a six-foot-long vessel known as Spyglass and its 40-metric-ton marauder.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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The 2026 edition, produced in partnership with Insomniac Events, is the most ambitious iteration of Warped since the touring festival wrapped its original run in 2018.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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