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 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.
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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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.
— Made By History, Time, 2 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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Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
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.
— Made By History, Time, 2 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
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Alaniz is meeting with architects Fanning Howey to get a list of projects ready for the School Board’s review and approval.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Rocket Arena – 19,432 capacity See the full list of CNBC’s Official 2026 NBA Team Valuations.—
Michael Ozanian,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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The $75 million listing is held by Leslie Garfield.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
13 Feb. 2026
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An unprecedented wave of Chinese AI listings has also unfolded in Hong Kong.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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By removing the need for workers to enter freezer aisles for routine inventory checks, Corvus Robotics says the system improves worker safety while lowering operational overhead.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Most of the garments in Les Archives are given an inventory tag, inspired by those used in museum storage.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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Most structural components were 3D-printed in Polylactic Acid (PLA), enabling fast iteration and part replacement throughout the build, highlighting the flexibility of rapid prototyping in robotics development.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Numerous urban iterations on the performance models were on display at the fair.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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