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
County officials expect current backlogs to be resolved by mid-2026.
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Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
The incident caused mass delays and cancellations throughout the day and disrupted cargo handling operations with weeklong backlogs.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Mar. 2025
While the backlog of children on the original list has now been accommodated, there will be additional cases of children diagnosed with cancer in Gaza.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
At a roundtable this week, doctors and nurses said a backlog of procedures and workforce shortages have led to worse patient outcomes.
—Axios Portland, Axios, 14 Mar. 2025
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Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2025
The incident caused mass delays and cancellations throughout the day and disrupted cargo handling operations with weeklong backlogs.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 21 Mar. 2025
While the backlog of children on the original list has now been accommodated, there will be additional cases of children diagnosed with cancer in Gaza.
—Susan Page, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
At a roundtable this week, doctors and nurses said a backlog of procedures and workforce shortages have led to worse patient outcomes.
—Axios Portland, Axios, 14 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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There is also a hard freeze on annual leave and vacation payouts, overtime, large supply purchases and sponsorships, among other expenditures.—
Destiny Torres,
Oc Register,
1 Apr. 2025
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And the long-ago established economic law of supply and demand means that taking millions of cars out of the supply will drive up prices.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2025
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Book a tour of the in-house art collection with the concierge desk.—
Kim Westerman,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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The march brought people together with a collection of causes weighing heavily on their hearts, some deeply personal.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2025
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Listen to this article Outside of the typical deviled eggs, carrot cake and piles of candy known to come with Easter, San Diego’s restaurants have more to offer.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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This latest injury piles onto a string of nagging ailments Curry has dealt with this season.—
Danny Emerman,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 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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Among other things, the agency oversees and maintains the country’s nuclear stockpile.—
Maya C. Miller,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Trump later signed an executive order calling for the creation of a crypto stockpile alongside a bitcoin strategic reserve.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Backlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlog. Accessed 11 Apr. 2025.
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