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 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 Michigan recently released a request for proposals to undertake a new enumeration study this year. Alexis J. Handal, The Conversation, 15 July 2024 The country may seem awfully powerful, in static enumerations of economic or military mass, but applied power—actual power out in the world—is something quite different. Philip Zelikow, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2023 The allocation of federal resources and funding depends on a complete enumeration of AAPI communities. Aida Ylanan, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024 See All Example Sentences for enumeration
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Noun
  • The 97th Academy Awards are taking place tonight and soon the entire 2025 Oscars winners list will be unveiled.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 2 Mar. 2025
  • Check below for the full list of winners (in bold).
    Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The La Jolla Light presents this continuing listing of local in-person events and online activities.
    La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Job listings can be found on the company’s careers page.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Buyers place bids for shipments of inventory, and brands can accept, reject, or counteroffer.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Beauty companies have noted a slowdown since the beginning of the second half of 2024, which has continue into the first quarter of 2025, weighed down by the ongoing weakness of the Chinese market, and inventory reductions in the U.S. and in travel retail.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • On Thursday, the Californian surf-and-skate retailer announced the second iteration of its Rare Dnm Edit collection created in partnership with the Rare Impact Fund.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 28 Feb. 2025
  • The association has yet to reveal plans for the 2025 iteration.
    Martino Carrera, WWD, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Enumeration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumeration. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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