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The Meaning of Enumerate Gets Specific
In a census year, the U.S. government attempts to enumerate every single citizen of the country—a task that, even in the modern era of technology, isn't truly possible. Medical tests often require the enumeration of bacteria, viruses, or other organisms to determine the progress of a disease or the effectiveness of a medication. Despite its numer- root, you don't have to use numbers when enumerating. For students of government and law, the "enumerated powers" are the specific responsibilities of the Congress, as listed in the U.S. Constitution; these are the only powers that Congress has, a fact that the Tenth Amendment makes even more clearly.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 June 2024
By default, the firewall will deny resolutions to all domains except those enumerated in allow lists.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 3 May 2024
So much of my existence, all of ours, could be easily enumerated.
—Clare French, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2024
This agreement should provide the guiding principles for the signatories’ MOUs, in which their specific commitments should be enumerated.
—Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2023
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“Enumerate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enumerate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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