Thesaurus results for BACKLOGS

backlogs

noun

plural of backlog

as in inventories

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 backlogs And immigration courts, which ultimately decide whether someone can be removed from the country, face more significant case backlogs. — Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026 Alongside the Capital Markets Union, the Savings and Investments Union and reforms like EuVECA, the Commission’s focus on grid connections, energy costs and permitting backlogs points in the right direction. — Sophie Dembinski, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 However, other analysts have expressed concerns about assuming that take-or-pay legal structures are iron-clad and about equating backlogs with revenue. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026 Court officials have long been aware of the backlogs wracking this system, even publishing a law review article about it in 2003. — Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026 And there were labor shortages too, which created backlogs on orders. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 That could create backlogs and more disruption, leading more people to lose coverage, Coleman said. — Aaron Bolton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026 Federal judges, prosecutors and defense attorneys have all chimed in, saying the transfer, which is underway, will waste taxpayer dollars, create massive backlogs and complications in court proceedings, and endanger inmates’ constitutional rights. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Sep. 2026 The process can be lengthy due to green card requirements and system backlogs. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The framework Jalan laid out starts with the traditional discipline of planning buffer inventories around important and high-risk SKUs, which limits stockout risk without loading the business with redundancy costs.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
Governments are pushing defense manufacturers to replenish inventories, modernize capabilities and accelerate deliveries.

— Naveen Poonian, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of inventories

Noun

There’s joy, there’s music, there’s magically regenerating food, trees that flower and fruit at the same time, piles of treasure, crystals that rain from the sky, everlasting happiness and health.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
Discreet ‘yes’, ‘no’, ‘maybe’ piles of pictures appear on the floor, to be reviewed by Grimes and Gallici later.

— Lucy Maguire, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026

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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Oil prices year-to-date The pullback followed a sharp rally on Friday after attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants on Saudi Arabia reignited fears of disruptions to global energy supplies.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
From delivering supplies to protecting ships The platform already has experience in military logistics.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of supplies

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The incumbent senator accused his critics of lying about the controversy before acknowledging that his office sent patients with unpaid bills to collections.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
In addition to editing, Chan designed 10 collections for the Glamour x Lane Bryant collaboration.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026

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The film follows a group of adults in an isolated Pennsylvania farmhouse, as hoards of flesh-eating ghouls overrun the country and infiltrate their residence.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
Sarauw said hoards were typically buried to safeguard wealth during uncertain times.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of hoards

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Over the past two months, amid efforts to find what could be more than $20 billion to recapitalize insurance funds, Walter has sold his controlling interest in the Lakers and a minority share of Chelsea, the English Premier League club.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026
As of the 2024-25 school year, the public school per-pupil cost in Miami-Dade was about $12,500 in federal, state and local funds, per state figures.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of funds

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Unseasonably mild weather has added to the glut and pushed natural gas stockpiles above the historical five-year average of 3,609 billion cubic feet, the EIA said Thursday.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
However, not all of those weapons came from American military stockpiles; some were manufactured through the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative or provided by European countries.

— James LaPorta, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of stockpiles

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Additional snow accumulations of 2 to 6 inches with 8 to 10 inches along the highest mountain peaks.

— CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Some people experienced them as a purely optical means of aesthetic transport; others found in them tactile accumulations of crust, carnage, and debris.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026

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