as in inventory
a large number of jobs or items that are waiting to be finished or processed
We have a huge backlog of orders yet to be filled.
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Recent Examples of backlog
Local governments also didn’t do Hollywoodland any favors in terms of their permitting processes, which often created giant backlogs.
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
This kind of partnership, Nye said, helped the office clear a backlog of over 1,000 such tips from before Labrador took office.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2025
But even before the mass layoffs in April, staffers said there was a backlog in posting warning letters related to food safety.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
There is a backlog of some 1.9 million applications.
—Ann Carrns, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2025
This kind of partnership, Nye said, helped the office clear a backlog of over 1,000 such tips from before Labrador took office.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 11 May 2025
But even before the mass layoffs in April, staffers said there was a backlog in posting warning letters related to food safety.
—Suzy Khimm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
There is a backlog of some 1.9 million applications.
—Ann Carrns, New York Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlog
Noun
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Warehouse workers roam the aisles, keeping tabs on the inventory, adding and pulling a menagerie of unusual and valuable bottles.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Market Watch reported that empty shelves are being seen all over the U.S. because of lack of inventory and parts.—
Paul Bedard,
The Washington Examiner,
10 May 2025
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The drinks are available for a limited time, while supplies last this summer.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Select gift sets are 20 percent off until supplies run out.—
Alyssa Grabinski,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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Windows users can buy the entire Space Quest collection through Steam or Good Old Games.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 May 2025
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Rather, the distillery uses the collection to explore how nuanced cask finishes can deepen complexity without overpowering the bourbon’s core character. Passport: Explore the finest destinations and experiences around the world in the Forbes Passport newsletter.—
Emily Price,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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By Sunday, Cole and his brother Devon were barbecuing in front of the pile of bricks that used to be his house.—
Julia Vargas Jones,
CNN Money,
19 May 2025
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However, simply making the form available did not immediately clear the logjam, as servicers still had to wait for further guidance to process the pile of applications that had built up.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Having cash set aside can help prevent the accumulation of high-cost debt or the need to prematurely raid retirement accounts in the face of income disruptions, rising expenses or other unexpected costs, McBride said.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
13 May 2025
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And in people with AD, aerobic exercise has been shown to increase brain function by reducing the accumulation of tau proteins and amyloid plaques (a sign of dementia).—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
12 May 2025
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Together, those businesses helped Berkshire grow a cash hoard that now sits at nearly $348 billion, more than the stock market valuation of McDonald’s.—
Michael J. de la Merced,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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Researchers can’t really tell who buried the hoard, Goldberg says.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
15 Mar. 2025
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Weighing a hefty 15 pounds, the cache was found by two hikers who handed the treasure over to the museum in February.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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The image below, from a Seagate presentation shows a high-capacity enterprise HDD with an SSD cache both functioning over a PCIe bus to the DPU and a special NIC supporting remote direct memory access using NVMe-oF and AIStorage object storage with optional GPUDirect capability for the HDD data.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, told NBC News that Tehran would commit to never making nuclear weapons and getting rid of its stockpiles of highly enriched uranium.—
Nayera Abdallah,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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However, the company has used leverage to amass its bitcoin stockpile and trades at a large premium to its bitcoin holdings.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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“Backlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlog. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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