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
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.
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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
Patches are commonly developed for critical vulnerability enumerations (CVEs).
—Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The Supreme Court has long since stopped enforcing the Founders’ intention that the federal government be limited by the enumeration of Congress’s powers.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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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
Patches are commonly developed for critical vulnerability enumerations (CVEs).
—Austin Gadient, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
The Supreme Court has long since stopped enforcing the Founders’ intention that the federal government be limited by the enumeration of Congress’s powers.
—George F. Will, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumeration
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David Thompson and Dennis Johnson are the only other two on the list.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Though simply showing up on this list so early may be noise, there’s an argument that this combination of skills signals an immediate call to action.—
John Laghezza,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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Upon identifying the user, the detectives initiated a full investigation and uncovered multiple listings from the same seller.—
Christina Shaw,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Moreover, under agreements with local listing services, the giant aggregators like Zillow, Homes.com and Realtor.com compile those listings into a giant dataset, which anyone in the world can peruse.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Used car prices were declining in recent months because dealers were sitting on older inventory, which often gets less desirable over time for the average consumer.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
12 Apr. 2025
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The excess inventory was ultimately returned and 10 cases of about 40,000 cards ended up sealed in a Mexican factory until they were rescued by card dealer Jim Ragsdale, a vintage football specialist and, according to Cintura, the set’s biggest advocate.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
12 Apr. 2025
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Apple originally introduced the design in the middle of 2022, and it was joined by a similar 15-inch iteration in the summer of 2023.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
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The MacBook Air, again Ars Video This is the third iteration of the MacBook Air's M2-era refresh.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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