Thesaurus results for CHARTING

charting

verb

present participle of chart

as in describing

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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as in planning

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 charting Late last year, Fabscrap released a white paper charting its explorations of pre-consumer waste materials and making recommendations for the industry to embed circularity upstream. — Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026 Russell picks up the action from there, charting the unlikely path that took Madden from the NFL sidelines to somehow becoming the brains and brand behind what Madden NFL, what would become one of the bestselling video game franchises of all time. — Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026 Understanding why this is happening is the key to charting a course and navigating through what will be the biggest shift in the enterprise software market in over 30 years. — Katherine Kostereva, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 So, arguably, does his earlier, less sensational but equally radical Passing By (1974), charting the beginning, middle, and end of an ordinary love affair between two unremarkable young men. — Simon Callow, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 Now serving as co-CEOs, the siblings are thoughtfully charting the brand’s next chapter of growth. — Kathy Lee, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026 There will be a new nominee and de facto party leader charting a course for Republicans. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 10 Sep. 2026 Videos of the confrontations got hundreds of thousands of views on social media, a burst of attention for a conservative youth organization that is charting its next chapter after last year's assassination of its leader Charlie Kirk. — ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026 The technique would rely on charting out where hydrogen, the universe's lightest and most abundant element, is located across the cosmos. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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Feigenbaum offered a more cautious interpretation, describing some of the violent perpetrators as fringe provocateurs who exploit broader demonstrations without necessarily directing them.

— Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Massillon’s courage Throughout the attacks, Massillon was the first official to alert journalists, describing the deteriorating security situation while also appealing for help.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of describing

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In another message, Urich shares a speech Netanyahu is planning to give.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
That unique gallery purchased the building in 2018 for $3 million, but officials there didn’t begin planning its future in earnest until Cap City vacated its lease and closed in July 2025.

— John Wenzel, Denver Post, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of planning

Verb

In July, Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham brought the debate to the WNBA, telling ESPN trans women shouldn’t be allowed to play in the league.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026
Firms in Riyadh were telling their employees to work from home tomorrow, and people have been spooked for weeks.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of telling

Verb

The film will shoot on location in New York City (for sequences chronicling her arrival by ship and her Broadway musicals), the Brazilian city of Maricá (standing in for Los Angeles) and Rio.

— Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Historians chronicling the decline and fall of humanity will have any number of key moments to point to as the beginning of the end.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of chronicling

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The Florida Department of Health is preparing more than 100 ambulances for possible evacuations and patient transportation, according to the governor.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2026
The court’s host country of the Netherlands has been preparing for weeks for the move.

— Matthew Lee, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of preparing

Verb

Bookkeeping is the process of recording and organizing your business's day-to-day financial activity.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, the Union Syndicale Lycéenne, one of the high school student unions involved in organizing the demonstrations, suggested a much larger turnout of 450,000 people across the country.

— Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of organizing

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