as in inventory
a large number of jobs or items that are waiting to be finished or processed
We have a huge backlog of orders yet to be filled.
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Recent Examples of backlog
The company reported a backlog of unshipped orders totaling $127.0 million as of February 28, 2025, compared to $94.2 million the previous year.
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
But Thailand has struggled to process a backlog of thousands of people from more than 20 countries.
—Teele Rebane, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
In the meantime, the students caught in the Trump administration’s crosshairs may be detained for months despite never being charged with any crimes because of the massive backlog of cases in U.S. immigration courts.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
But public transit is under extreme duress, plagued by delays, outages and disruptions tied to decades-old backlogs in upkeep and improvement, with consequences for all New Yorkers.
—Claire Valdez, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 3 Apr. 2025
But Thailand has struggled to process a backlog of thousands of people from more than 20 countries.
—Teele Rebane, CNN Money, 2 Apr. 2025
In the meantime, the students caught in the Trump administration’s crosshairs may be detained for months despite never being charged with any crimes because of the massive backlog of cases in U.S. immigration courts.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 31 Mar. 2025
But public transit is under extreme duress, plagued by delays, outages and disruptions tied to decades-old backlogs in upkeep and improvement, with consequences for all New Yorkers.
—Claire Valdez, New York Daily News, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlog
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More creator content means more user engagement, which means more premium inventory for brand campaigns.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Condo prices are plummeting across Florida as homeowners flood the market with new inventory in a last-ditch attempt to escape rising fees on their units, according to new Redfin data.—
Lee Habeeb,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Apr. 2025
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More recently, though, in early April, a USDA report said egg supplies are on the rise, which could be a bright point for consumers still dealing with inflation.—
Deanna Marie Lowe,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The pause is temporary, and tariffs on Chinese goods—which include categories that affect the food supply—are still high.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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These digital archives, and the strange intimacy that produces them, are the subject of Searches, a new essay collection by the novelist and journalist Vauhini Vara.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2025
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Dad was commissioned to make a collection of nightwear for Derek Rose.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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But Amazon piles all the costs of holding sets and holding actors into [the Season 1] budget.—
Michael Ausiello,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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At long last, spring has arrived here in New England, with verdant leaves erupting through soil and piles of brown leaves.—
Natalie Pattillo,
Vox,
4 Apr. 2025
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Instead, existing plaque levels seemed to be a better predictor of future plaque accumulation.—
Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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This visceral fat is strongly linked to insulin resistance, inflammation, and a higher risk of fat accumulation in the liver.1 If a postmenopausal woman doesn’t experience overweight or metabolic syndrome, would her changing hormones still put her at greater risk for MASLD?—
Claire Bugos,
Verywell Health,
7 Apr. 2025
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The classic Super Shotgun feels incredible to use in tandem with the shield, blasting your way through droves of lesser demons before lobbing the shield to make the hoards explode in bursts of blood.—
Kazuma Hashimoto,
Rolling Stone,
31 Mar. 2025
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The hoard includes Iron Age metalwork that was made up of a variety of unique objects, including components of wagons or chariots, including 28 iron tires.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN,
25 Mar. 2025
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In 2020, a cache of documents appeared to identify more than 12,000 Nazis who lived in Argentina in the 1930s and who had one or more bank accounts at what is now Credit Suisse bank.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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According to court records, Buma allegedly printed out a cache of confidential FBI files in October 2023.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
20 Mar. 2025
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The initiative builds on previous support, including the purchase of artillery from Norway’s defense industry in partnership with other Nordic nations, as well as the transfer of artillery from the country’s stockpiles and the sharing of defense technologies to enable local production in Ukraine.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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The watchdog organization is seeking to assess what remains of the deadly stockpiles, and how much of them are secure.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Backlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlog. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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