rough out
verb
roughed out; roughing out; roughs out
: to make (something, such as a drawing or a list) quickly and without including all the details
We'll rough out a general plan.
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Perhaps roughing out an Our Town column--perhaps including mention of TC, that is to say Traveling Companion aka Carol--or perhaps agonizing over Carol's accounts and her deplorable willingness to sell on credit to bibliomaniacs like myself.
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Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Meller provided a concrete example of AI’s democratizing potential, describing how a scene that would have cost half his film’s budget and taken weeks with traditional effects was roughed out in five minutes using Kling AI.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
With camp roughed out, the wrangler stayed back to manage details, including supper.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 8 Jan. 2026
Meller provided a concrete example of AI’s democratizing potential, describing how a scene that would have cost half his film’s budget and taken weeks with traditional effects was roughed out in five minutes using Kling AI.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
With camp roughed out, the wrangler stayed back to manage details, including supper.
—Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Rough out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rough%20out. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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