enumeration

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. 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 See All Example Sentences for enumeration
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Noun
  • But unlike other teams on this list, the Wings have the future all set at the position.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • David Thompson and Dennis Johnson are the only other two on the list.
    Fred Katz, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • The best professionals aren't browsing job listings.
    Avetis Antaplyan, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Emma Stone, known for her various iterations on red hair, continues to inspire Hoskins’s clients in New York.
    Avery Stone, Allure, 17 Apr. 2025
  • In this iteration, the ladies — Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte York-Goldenblatt (Kristin Davis), Seema Patel (Sarita Choudhury) and Lisa Todd Wexley (Nicole Ari Parker) — will be spending summer in the city.
    KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2025

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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.

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