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as in sketch
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene
his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes
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as in description
a vivid representation in words of someone or something
a finely wrought delineation of a young couple's first experience with love and loss
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Recent Examples of delineation
The decision to take Ahmed off the roster, combined with Sunday’s trade of veteran outfielder Austin Slater to Cincinnati, marked a clear delineation for a team that has competed better in recent weeks yet continues to search for its identity while competing for an NL wild card.
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Crypto policy advocates and investors would be well served to focus on establishing guardrails, frameworks, and delineations between the various sectors of the wider crypto marketplace.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Both Mitchell and Eales, now the face of the club’s executive arm, reached out to offer reassurances and to explain how the delineation of duties should work.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
That contrasts with conventional computing, where there is a strict delineation between logic and memory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2017
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Andrew Baggarly, The Athletic, 10 July 2024
Crypto policy advocates and investors would be well served to focus on establishing guardrails, frameworks, and delineations between the various sectors of the wider crypto marketplace.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Both Mitchell and Eales, now the face of the club’s executive arm, reached out to offer reassurances and to explain how the delineation of duties should work.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
That contrasts with conventional computing, where there is a strict delineation between logic and memory.
—IEEE Spectrum, 25 May 2017
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delineation
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The Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special was filled with nostalgia and sketches featuring a plethora of celebrities, including Meryl Streep, Eddie Murphy, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone and more.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Feb. 2025
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With so many movie and TV stars being thrown into a sketch cold, too many opening lines were flubbed, and a handful of punchlines were fumbled.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
17 Feb. 2025
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The outlet also warned that the descriptions of the duchess’s products could fit into multiple trademark categories.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The cause into each fire is ongoing and no description of a suspect was immediately available.—
Nathan Solis,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Some of the courses that will see a rate increase in the 2025-26 school year include various art classes such as Advanced Placement drawing as well as Play Production, Photography, Accounting and Veterinary Science.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Lotto 47 ticket was bought in Grand Rapids for the Nov. 27 drawing.—
Jennifer Rodriguez,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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Like most women artists, Capet painted portraits and miniatures.—
Marjoleine Kars,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2025
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Designs of flowers and wheat are commonly found, while some stencils can depict portraits or words.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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Spoiler alert ahead At the end of the show (spoiler alert), next to depictions of the downfall of a wellness scammer, the audience sees Lucy going for her chemotherapy treatments while also doing yoga, taking ice baths and meditating.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Whishaw listened to it a lot, but aside from those two tapes and essays about him by people who knew him, the depiction of Hujar was largely Whishaw’s own interpretation.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
15 Feb. 2025
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Ramla’s story is an inspiring portrayal of a woman breaking through societal and cultural expectations to discover her voice and shape her own path.—
Sweta Kaushal,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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The show’s vibrant portrayal of macro-level changes experienced by a city in transition is juxtaposed by a tight focus on the close relationships between its characters, especially the deep bond between Book, Trottie and a small number of individuals invited into their inner circle.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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The Blue Book will streamline the world of the books and real life, with scenes from Hilderbrand’s novels written in the 144-page guidebook alongside watercolor illustrations by artist Meredith Hanson, known for her paintings of Nantucket and local businesses on the island.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Watch the video below for an illustration of the changes.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
27 Feb. 2025
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But despite the media blitz projecting images of an unrelenting nationwide sweep, so far, the deportation of migrants is well below the monthly average during the Biden administration, and there is little evidence that ICE is arresting or detaining any more people than usual.—
Lauren Villagran,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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In 2015, Playboy ceased publishing images of naked women, citing the proliferation of nudity on the internet.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
22 Feb. 2025
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“Delineation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delineation. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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