: marked by abundant detail or by thoroughness in treating small items or parts
the detailed study of history
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We need a more detailed comparison of the available options.
He gave us very detailed instructions.
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By carefully analyzing the subtle interactions of these signals, the technology can generate a highly detailed and accurate representation of a person’s presence, posture, and movement that is comparable to a camera snapshot, but constructed entirely from radio waves.
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Until then, as detailed above, Ratcliffe will be guaranteed to earn at least $33 per share for his stake if dragged.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Though detailed polling on the electoral impact of the deal is pending, previous surveys repeatedly suggest 60 to 70% of Israelis support it.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
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Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2025
Whereas criminal suspects in this past may have been incriminated by a Google query on, say, how to clean up bloodstains, a more comprehensive, detailed back-and-forth with a tool like ChatGPT gives investigators far more opportunities to prove intent and mindset, Lee explains.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2025
Until then, as detailed above, Ratcliffe will be guaranteed to earn at least $33 per share for his stake if dragged.
—Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Though detailed polling on the electoral impact of the deal is pending, previous surveys repeatedly suggest 60 to 70% of Israelis support it.
—Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
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“Detailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detailed. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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detailed
adjective
de·tailed
di-ˈtā(ə)ld 
ˈdē-ˌtāld
1
: including many details
a detailed report
2
: furnished with finely finished details
beautifully detailed hats
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