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
Patches are commonly developed for critical vulnerability enumerations (CVEs).
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Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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
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
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Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumeration
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Starter Hunter Dobbins, who had just returned from the injury list himself with a minor elbow strain in late June, jammed his right knee covering first base in the second inning and came up limping.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Senior food editor Danielle Dorsey reports that Alisa Reynolds’ soul food bistro My 2 Cents, on The Times’ 101 Best Restaurants in L.A. list, will close on July 31 after 12 years on Pico Boulevard.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 July 2025
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But while listings are generally spending longer on the market, there are a few markets that remain very competitive and where the median days on the market of a home for sale actually went down last month compared to a year earlier.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 July 2025
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The scam generally starts with a listing that looks quite legitimate and there is a good reason for that.—
Steve Weisman,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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Across Europe and the U.S., customers snapped up deals, even as some complained about limited inventory and underwhelming discounts.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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But eventually that pre-tariff inventory will run out, raising the risk that price hikes are still on the way.—
Matt Egan,
CNN Money,
8 July 2025
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Despite the stops, starts and various iterations, the Cosmos remain a singularly recognizable brand in American soccer.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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The teaser also included a batch of retro basketball sneakers which offered the very first look at the 2025 iteration of the Air Foamposite Pro Pearl.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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