1
as in described
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
the book charts the years between the two World Wars
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2
as in planned
to work out the details of (something) in advance
charted the entire campaign for governor before she even agreed to run
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Recent Examples of charted
Getty Images Last week, Eminem charted a new hit song and a new album in the United Kingdom, both of which are attached to his documentary Stans.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Kennedy charted a new course on religion’s place in public life.
—Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
In 1943, when the Mississippi tore away from its banks and charted a fierce and muddy course across America’s central farmlands, Gerard’s grandfather, Harold Gerard, had already fled the waters once.
—Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
There is a more specific phenomenology, yet to be charted, that exists solely in digital formats, where ghosting was, if not invented, perhaps perfected, allowing the ghoster to move from total accessibility to total inaccessibility in an instant.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
He was charted with 60 targets in 2024.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Each performance arrives with a sense of reinvention — not unlike Hepburn, whose leap from screwball comedies in the 1930s to searing dramas in the 1960s charted an artistic evolution rarely equaled in Hollywood.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
In past discussions, Asimov had employed the apt analogy of examining the elemental motion of gasses, where movements of each individual molecule is nearly impossible to predict, but taken as a whole its progressions and paths can be charted out across inconceivable oceans of time.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Scroll down the page to see sleep stress and efficiency charted throughout the night.
—PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Kennedy charted a new course on religion’s place in public life.
—Lydia Artz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
In 1943, when the Mississippi tore away from its banks and charted a fierce and muddy course across America’s central farmlands, Gerard’s grandfather, Harold Gerard, had already fled the waters once.
—Julia Rendleman, ProPublica, 5 Sep. 2025
There is a more specific phenomenology, yet to be charted, that exists solely in digital formats, where ghosting was, if not invented, perhaps perfected, allowing the ghoster to move from total accessibility to total inaccessibility in an instant.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
He was charted with 60 targets in 2024.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2025
Each performance arrives with a sense of reinvention — not unlike Hepburn, whose leap from screwball comedies in the 1930s to searing dramas in the 1960s charted an artistic evolution rarely equaled in Hollywood.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
In past discussions, Asimov had employed the apt analogy of examining the elemental motion of gasses, where movements of each individual molecule is nearly impossible to predict, but taken as a whole its progressions and paths can be charted out across inconceivable oceans of time.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Scroll down the page to see sleep stress and efficiency charted throughout the night.
—PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charted
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It’s gotten so bad that, in one of the largest H-2A criminal cases ever, a federal judge described the abuse of these workers as a form of modern-day slavery.—
Max Blau,
ProPublica,
16 Sep. 2025
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Boelter’s motivation remains unclear, but investigators found a one-and-a-half-page letter, described as rambling and difficult to read, that was ascribed to him.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Sep. 2025
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Was this planned over cocktails?—
David Hochman,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Mexico's government has also proposed to raise tariffs on vehicles coming from Asia, particularly China, to 50% from the current 20% as part of a broad overhaul of import levies that the government planned to protect its local industries.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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In fact, the Fall of Reach was already chronicled back in 2001 with a novel of the same name.—
Fran Ruiz,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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My recent visit to Normandy, France, was of a different ilk, mostly revisiting the history of WWII, chronicled in my first two stories (links below).—
Jim Clash,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Look for antimicrobial liners that are designed to prevent mold and mildew growth.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025
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But instruments onboard the spacecraft weren't designed to distinguish between molecules forged in the moon's presumably deep ocean and those cooked up in the icy shell.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The canyon between Laura and the couple remains vast after Laura told Cherry in Episode 3 that Daniel died after his rock-climbing accident just to get Cherry out of their lives.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, a law enforcement source later told The New York Times that the findings, from a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms report, had not been verified by the agency’s analysts and could have been misinterpreted.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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As the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) pressed ahead with its assault on Gaza City, the Israeli Air Force prepared for what would be the first-ever Israeli strike on a Gulf Arab nation.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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As the Nepali population prepared for a possible nationwide internet blackout following the social media ban, users began recommending Bitchat across platforms like Reddit.—
Javier Bastardo,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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In the filing, Dixon then recounted a moment after filming The Oval, when Perry invited him to his trailer.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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And in one of the more lighthearted moments of the discussion, Barrett recounted a recent family vacation to the Great Smoky Mountains.—
Kaitlyn Schallhorn,
Oc Register,
10 Sep. 2025
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To avoid this scenario, Makadia's team plotted the best spots on an asteroid's surface to avoid the keyhole.—
Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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For one, Leonard signed a max contract—unlike with Smith and the Timberwolves, there’s no claim Leonard and the Clippers plotted a scheme where he’d be paid less in the short term in exchange for being paid more later.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Charted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charted. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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