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
See All Example Sentences for enumeration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enumeration
Noun
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There are two horses left on the also-eligible list, Robusta and Corona de Oro.—
Jay Posner,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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And that’s just a partial list.—
Charles Ornstein,
ProPublica,
30 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Early data suggests the policies are beginning to have an effect — with a modest decline in short-term rental listings in Athens reported in 2026, Travel and Tour World said.—
Jessica Mekles,
FOXNews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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Wolfe said the retailer expects to modify its distribution footprint over time to have most of its inventory and processing pass through its most efficient distribution centers.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The first phase of 39 homesites sold out within months, and there has been no inventory since.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Apr. 2026
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The spring 2026 collections were filled with delightful purses, from Loewe’s beloved Flamenco pouch to Prada’s colorful silk-satin iterations—the latter a notable street style favorite, spotted in the hands of various It girls and editors outside Prada’s fall-winter 2026 show.—
Andrea Zendejas,
Vogue,
27 Apr. 2026
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This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month, which was launched by the Academy of American Poets in April 1996.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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