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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
Published in September 2020, that report found that administrative closure helped reduce the case backlog and that people whose cases were put in administrative closure tended to gain lawful status through legal means.
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
However, Duarte insists there are thousands more U.S. citizens waiting to be extracted from the region, with the organization having a backlog of requests due to funding limitations.
—Adam Sabes , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
The duopoly of the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 series continues to build backlog without expectation of a new technology aircraft for at least a decade.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
However, the city still faces a backlog of cases initiated during Foxx’s tenure, with over 200 wrongful conviction lawsuits pending.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
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Cody Copeland, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 June 2025
However, Duarte insists there are thousands more U.S. citizens waiting to be extracted from the region, with the organization having a backlog of requests due to funding limitations.
—Adam Sabes , Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 23 June 2025
The duopoly of the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 series continues to build backlog without expectation of a new technology aircraft for at least a decade.
—Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
However, the city still faces a backlog of cases initiated during Foxx’s tenure, with over 200 wrongful conviction lawsuits pending.
—Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for backlog
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Fearing high costs from tariffs, Jones stocked up at the beginning of the year, roughly doubling his inventory.—
Anne D'Innocenzio,
Chicago Tribune,
8 July 2025
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While price reductions would be welcomed by buyers, a reduction of the state's overall inventory would exacerbate New Jersey's shortage of homes.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 July 2025
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Energy operators had to cut off electricity to customers — because supply couldn’t meet the growing energy demand — for 21 hours as a measure to prevent larger-scale blackouts.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
6 July 2025
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This will include school supplies and household essentials from Amazon Basics (starting at $3) and summer fashion from Amazon Essentials (starting at $12).—
Shelby Slade,
AZCentral.com,
6 July 2025
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In Georgia, for example, the Georgia State Afterschool Network used its long-standing relationships with community organizations to efficiently distribute grant funds and provide technical support for data collection and analysis and high-quality programming.—
Linda Darling-Hammond,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The entire Flora collection is designed as an ode to female empowerment, femininity and freedom.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Clean up piles of footwear scattered across the floor and stay organized with a shoe storage cabinet.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
2 July 2025
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The Wall Street Journal wrote about how the robots are getting flipped over, stuck in snow piles and some students have been found to sit on them, or trip over them, when drinking.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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But without a catalyst such as activist interest, M&A potential, or insider accumulation, the market has little reason to reprice the risk.—
Jim Osman,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The Lions will need to find a way to cope with the absence of goalkeeper Pedro Gallese and captain Robin Jansson after both received yellow cards against Charlotte and are suspended due to yellow-card accumulation.—
Kyle Foley,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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The Viking Age lasted from roughly 800 A.D. to 1050 A.D., meaning that the hoard dates back to the later part of the era.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
3 July 2025
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More than 1,000 years ago, below the statue of the reclining Buddha in an ancient temple, someone stashed their hoard.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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Neither has a badge with quite the cache of Volvo, though.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
9 July 2025
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Maria Zakharova, spokeswoman for the Russian foreign ministry, said on Wednesday that the Federal Security Service discovered a Ukrainian cache of explosive devices in the east of the country containing chloropicrin.—
Anthony Deutsch,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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By 2023 missile stockpiles declined again and Russia began using cheaper drones rather than costly missiles.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Doubts were recently raised about Trump’s commitment to supply Ukraine when the Pentagon paused shipments over concerns that U.S. stockpiles were running low.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Backlog.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backlog. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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