Thesaurus results for ENUMERATION

enumeration

noun

Definition of enumeration

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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 enumeration system starting in Roosevelt, Utah, runs ambitiously and intermittently through dozens of desert miles to reach the right-angle intersection of 6,000th South and 47,000th West. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Females, minors &c are excluded from the polls, but are included in the enumeration of persons on whom representation is apportioned. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 The drafts were messy, but, in reality, so, too, were the handwritten ones—their own version of chaos with arrows, enumerations, and strikethroughs. — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026 The set of 10 developed as the standard enumeration in the Haggadah, the liturgical text of Passover, which was first compiled in the early centuries of the Common Era and redacted toward the end of the first millennium. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enumeration

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Firms do not apply or pay to be considered, and inclusion and ranking are based solely on the list's methodology.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
The original series won the Golden Globe for best drama in 2019 and routinely lands near the top of lists hailing the best TV series of the past quarter century.

— Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of list

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Manus could ultimately aim for a public listing but the more imminent task would be revamping its business and ownership structure to prove profitability and align with Beijing's regulatory requirement, analysts say.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
In markets without a single dominant operator, nearby comparable listings can vary in pricing, amenities, review quality, availability, and management practices.

— Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of listing

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Other entries about Moore’s property raised questions the inventory itself could not answer.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
With the onset of the autumn agricultural harvest and winter heating seasons, domestic distillate inventories, including diesel, continue to trend downward.

— , CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

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