silhouetting

verb

Definition of silhouettingnext
present participle of silhouette
as in tracing
to draw or make apparent the outline of in the photograph the majestic mountain is strikingly silhouetted against the setting sun

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  1. tracing
  2. defining
  3. outlining
Verb
  • The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is working on tracing the handgun that was used in the shooting, police have said.
    NBC News, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The dominant view, tracing back to Aristotle, had long assumed that the Earth and other celestial bodies weren’t just separated by a chasm in space, but by distinctions in all other qualities too.
    Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of tracing
Verb
  • Additionally, clearly defining service-level agreements (SLAs) ensures quality service with a framework for continuous support and performance monitoring.
    Mohamed Madkour, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • There’s some evident wood influence, but that’s a lovely soft note, not a defining character of the wine.
    Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of defining
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  • Multilateral organizations may also need clear protocols outlining who can access confidential materials, under what circumstances, and for how long.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In this respect, the third plenum and the recent liquidity boost missed a trick in not outlining a Keynesian style stimulus for the economy (or even longer-run structural one).
    Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of outlining
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