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
This report and subsequent ones will highlight the IDR processing effort, showing whether the backlog of pending applications is finally shrinking and by how much.
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
California’s system in particular could not handle the demand, developing a backlog with over 1.2 million claims.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
First, addressing the city’s street maintenance backlog is vital.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Robust backlogs can evaporate as mindsets move from abundance to scarcity.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
California’s system in particular could not handle the demand, developing a backlog with over 1.2 million claims.
—Brian Deese, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
First, addressing the city’s street maintenance backlog is vital.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
Robust backlogs can evaporate as mindsets move from abundance to scarcity.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlog
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More recently, the Legislature passed and Newsom signed a bill requiring California refineries to maintain minimum amounts of gasoline inventories in the hopes of preventing price spikes.—
Rob Nikolewski,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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See the costs The month’s hottest markets for sellers of single-family homes and condos in terms of months supply of inventory?—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
25 Apr. 2025
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Bring along as much food and water for pets as possible, as well as dishes for each; the Animal Health Foundation suggests about a week's supply of food.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Yell and the regiment were tasked with ensuring that the army's supplies were transported to the new camp, but after Mexican forces fired upon the Arkansans, Yell burned the supplies that had not yet been removed and retreated after the rest of the army to Buena Vista.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 May 2025
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So now that most of his rookie cards from popular sets are released, what are the best options to start a Daniels collection?—
Tyler Holzhammer,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The Costume Institute Benefit, commonly known as Met Gala, is a fundraiser for the museum's Costume Institute, which hosts a collection of over 33,000 fashion artifacts.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Warren Buffett's life in pictures 1 of 43 Buffett discusses Berkshire’s cash pile Buffett addressed Berkshire sitting on hoards of cash.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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There was a two-and-a-half-hour wait in the sports hall for a nervous Campbell to be declared winner but observers of the count, held on a series of long tables by council staff and volunteers, had seen one pile of forms growing higher than the others.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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This accumulation of space debris is creating an increasing problem.—
Daniel B. Oerther,
The Conversation,
1 May 2025
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Overall, investigators found that 63 percent of participants had a reduction in steatohepatitis (inflammation of the liver with fat accumulation in the liver) versus 34 percent for the placebo group.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
1 May 2025
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Official reserves stand at around 2,292 tons as of March 2025, according to the World Gold Council, though some speculate that the true hoard could be in excess of 30,000 tons.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Experts said the hoard likely belonged to a very wealthy individual, according to Romanian news outlet TVRInfo.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
24 Apr. 2025
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That’s where one of Jane’s closest confidant Eliza lived and died, and where Cassie suspects a cache of Jane’s letters are stored.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2025
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And the dolls have a major viral cache on social media.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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While imports should translate to overflowing business stockpiles that lift growth, that offsetting effect may take a few months to play out, said economist Michael Pearce of Oxford Economics.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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While the exact number of nuclear weapons has never been made fully public by India, the nation's stockpile was estimated to be 160 nuclear warheads in 2022, according to the Nuclear Information Project with the Federation of American Scientists.—
Nick Mordowanec
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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“Backlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlog. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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