enumerations

noun

plural of enumeration
as in lists
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 enumerations 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
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  1. lists
  2. listings
  3. inventories
Noun
  • The rules require states to submit lists of eligible voters to the Postal Service and to use new ballot envelopes with digital bar codes that would allow the Postal Service to identify and reject ballots that don’t match those lists.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
  • For the past several months, these common grocery foods have all landed on food recall lists.
    — Dian Zhang, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of lists
Noun
  • Yes, features a full-service spa All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That move was designed to curb the practice of hiding listings, since sellers likely wouldn’t want to lose the option of listing on Zillow if brokers can’t find a buyer.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of listings
Noun
  • As crude inventories in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve drain toward their operational limits, America is left, armed with just 300 million barrels.
    — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Missile inventories cannot refill instantly because the underlying network was never built for sudden, sustained high-volume demand.
    — Dennis Mitzner, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of inventories

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“Enumerations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enumerations. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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