1
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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2
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
The weekly podcast is the latest project for Navarro, who has pivoted from working in and for Republican administrations to charting a more centrist positioning in her commentary and analysis work.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Calling attention to the archetype of invisible exile—giving it a name and charting its path—opens our eyes to the ever-evolving shades of grey linking travel and belonging.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
From charting the Milky Way with unprecedented precision to landing a probe on a comet hurtling through space, ESA has built a legacy defined by curiosity and collaboration.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
That includes Fox’s drama contingent, with all four shows consistently charting on Hulu’s daily Top 10 during their runs.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
This approach also preempts activist claims of stagnation, proving that the company is actively charting its own course.
—Sam Wolf, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Some 600 of them will be sourced from the designer’s personal archive, charting his expansive career spanning the past three decades.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Now, Henry is charting a new chapter in preventive medicine and women’s health as the chief medical officer of Hundred Health, a preventive health company that assesses your health data to give personal, actionable insights.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
Those tunes are also counted as the longest-charting successes by K-pop musicians, and the only ones that have spent at least half a year somewhere on the roster.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 24 Feb. 2026
Calling attention to the archetype of invisible exile—giving it a name and charting its path—opens our eyes to the ever-evolving shades of grey linking travel and belonging.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
From charting the Milky Way with unprecedented precision to landing a probe on a comet hurtling through space, ESA has built a legacy defined by curiosity and collaboration.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 17 Feb. 2026
That includes Fox’s drama contingent, with all four shows consistently charting on Hulu’s daily Top 10 during their runs.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Feb. 2026
This approach also preempts activist claims of stagnation, proving that the company is actively charting its own course.
—Sam Wolf, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
Some 600 of them will be sourced from the designer’s personal archive, charting his expansive career spanning the past three decades.
—Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 4 Feb. 2026
Now, Henry is charting a new chapter in preventive medicine and women’s health as the chief medical officer of Hundred Health, a preventive health company that assesses your health data to give personal, actionable insights.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 27 Jan. 2026
Those tunes are also counted as the longest-charting successes by K-pop musicians, and the only ones that have spent at least half a year somewhere on the roster.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charting
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The incident, captured on video that has been circulating on social media, alarmed members of the local Jewish community, with some describing it as part of a rising number of antisemitic incidents in recent years.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Starting June 2026, subscribers will be able to search for content using natural language prompts – describing a mood, genre preference or specific type of story – rather than keyword queries.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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For many travelers, the process of planning their trips is a grueling slog through endless price comparisons and messy browser tabs.—
Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
11 Mar. 2026
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Rockridge has long been among Oakland’s most idyllic and priciest areas, exactly the kind of neighborhood that is often resistant to the taller, more populous density housing the city is now planning for it.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The White House is telling Republicans to refine their immigration messaging as the party stares down the midterm elections, a tacit acknowledgement that its hardline rhetoric about mass deportation risks alienating voters.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Letitia Wilbourn, a Fort Worth resident and a member of the Echo Heights neighborhood association, spoke in opposition to the substation improvements at the Zoning Commission meeting, telling commissioners that substations have led to health problems in the neighborhood.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Mar. 2026
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That means the public officials designing the dredging project have a stark choice to make, scientists say.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
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After designing Bessette-Kennedy’s dress, Rodriguez launched his own label and a fragrance line, and has continued to create designs that are woven into the fabric of American history — Michelle Obama wore his dress on election night in 2008.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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But Kang, and the rest of the critics at The New Yorker, have been busy taking in new releases, chronicling the surprising hits and the absolute misses.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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Daytime television host Kelly Ripa and her husband and co-star Mark Consuelos bought a minority interest in third-division Italian soccer club Campobasso FC, chronicling their ownership in an ESPN Original Series.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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After a flight failure in March 2025, the German firm, Isar Aerospace, is preparing for its second Spectrum launch, currently scheduled for no earlier than March 19, 2026, from Andøya, Norway.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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The program is preparing students to work at such cyber-centric institutions as Naval Information Warfare Systems Command and Booz Allen Hamilton.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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In relating her story this way, Gisèle is restoring to the record her waking life.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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Morello himself serves as kind of a guide in the film, relating his own love of metal growing up as a Black kid in a conservative, ethnically homogeneous suburb of Chicago.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some have begun organizing a protest in downtown Newton this weekend.—
Amber Gaudet,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Mar. 2026
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Continuum Suite is not that, but instead a system for organizing and coordinating many aspects of a production.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Charting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charting. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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