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as in to trace
to draw or make apparent the outline of
the man's roly-poly shape was softly delineated by the glow of the fire
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country
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Recent Examples of delineate
Right now, though, Lively’s complaint, as delineated in the New York Times, has become the prevailing narrative in the drama, while Baldoni’s reputation is the one being buried.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
In the time since, more than 42,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to local health officials who don’t delineate between civilians and combatants.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
That was an era which came to define the NBA for a period, but the narrative was one that often delineated along racial lines, by pitting a Black man and White man against each other.
—Johannes Sasay-Wada and Amanda Davies, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
That would delineate potential ridership, revenue, number of trips, project costs and more.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2024
In the time since, more than 42,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, according to local health officials who don’t delineate between civilians and combatants.
—Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2024
That was an era which came to define the NBA for a period, but the narrative was one that often delineated along racial lines, by pitting a Black man and White man against each other.
—Johannes Sasay-Wada and Amanda Davies, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
That would delineate potential ridership, revenue, number of trips, project costs and more.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 8 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delineate
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This title traces the history of Breitling’s chronographs through three generations of family leadership.—
Cait Bazemore,
Robb Report,
8 Jan. 2025
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The family business traces its history back to 1983, when corporate raider Sam Heyman (d. 2009), a onetime member of The Forbes 400 won a proxy battle for roofing-and-chemicals company GAF.—
Robert Olsen,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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But the company is also standing behind its decision to roll out the app this week, basically describing it as a rough patch that will, in theory, lead to a much better experience for everyone down the line.—
Chris Welch,
The Verge,
13 Jan. 2025
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Leaders of the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys extremist groups were convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as plots to use violence to stop the peaceful transfer of power from Trump, the Republican incumbent, to Biden.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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The Neolithic is defined by the adoption of agriculture.—
Peter Ross,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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But if the guitar hasn’t always been a central player in jazz, the best guitarists have usually had both the challenge and the advantage of having to define their own relationships to the genre.—
Giovanni Russonello,
New York Times,
8 Jan. 2025
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Murals depicting stories from Hindu scriptures are painted on the city walls.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
13 Jan. 2025
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John McPhee, in an essay published in 2009, depicted fact checking as a pursuit bordering on mania.—
Fergus McIntosh,
The New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2025
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The company outlined an alternative oversight plan in a letter obtained by ProPublica and City Cast Las Vegas.—
Daniel Rothberg,
ProPublica,
8 Jan. 2025
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This article outlines who is affected by this change and actions to take next.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes,
7 Jan. 2025
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Chalamet recently portrayed Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, the biopic directed by James Mangold, and performed all of his own vocals in the film.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
19 Jan. 2025
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The pair eventually worked together on 2018’s Black Panther, in which Boseman played the titular MCU hero and Jordan portrayed villainous Erik Killmonger.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Delineate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delineate. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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