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charting

verb

present participle of chart
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 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 Launching October 14, the doc follows the pursuit of journalists alongside the survivors who speak out, charting Glitter’s 1997 conviction, through to his years on the run, and eventual incarceration. — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 16 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 Taken together, these findings suggest that leaders are operating reactively rather than charting a strategic direction and executing against it. — John Morgan, Forbes.com, 9 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 YouTube is reportedly a frontrunner to land a collection of NBA teams’ in-market rights, with other leagues also charting new media strategies after the collapse of regional sports networks around the country. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for charting
  1. describing
  2. planning
  3. telling
  4. designing
  5. chronicling
  6. preparing
  7. relating
  8. organizing
Verb
  • Patrick Clancy, the prosecution’s first witness, spent two days on the stand describing her downward spiral despite her efforts to seek psychiatric treatment.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Maresca has also probably muddied the waters by refusing to identify a preferred holding midfielder and describing both new players in similar terms.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of describing
Verb
  • The president is planning to take the stage both nights of the convention, giving a keynote address Wednesday and then closing remarks after Vice President JD Vance gives his own speech the following night.
    — Will Weissert, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Louisiana site moves forward The company is also planning a technology-neutral screening of available small modular reactor designs.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of planning
Verb
  • Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense issued warnings to residents of Riyadh and the surrounding area early Saturday, telling people to remain indoors because of an aerial threat.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
  • These illnesses often begin with symptoms that look very similar, so telling them apart can be tricky – especially when the beginning of cold and flu season in the fall can be the tail end of summer seasonal allergies.
    — Ann Sheehan, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of telling
Verb
  • Marino waved away any issue about designing for different brands under the LVMH umbrella.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • First-time bar-and-restaurant owners Jason and Stacey Fagundes, of Nampa, are designing the concept with help from a consulting team.
    — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of designing
Verb
  • Viewers previously got a glimpse of the pair’s rocky relationship when the fourth season of Mormon Wives aired on March 12, chronicling the pair’s interactions while the dance competition show was still ongoing.
    — Tabitha Parent, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The docuseries debuted in 2024 to massive ratings, chronicling Schneider’s rise as a prolific producer of children’s television series.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of chronicling
Verb
  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine was also preparing for a meeting with von der Leyen at the United Nations General Assembly in New York next week focused on the country's financial stability.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Know More Republican leaders are preparing for Democratic opponents of the college sports bill to dig in, dragging out the rest of the schedule.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of preparing
Verb
  • The incentive would allow a 35% to 50% credit on qualified expenses relating specifically to post-production in California.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Relationship science draws a useful line here between two ways of relating.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of relating
Verb
  • Comparing unauthorized immigration to an invasion has become increasingly common among politicians including Nigel Farage of Reform UK, and far-right groups that have been active in organizing and attending anti-immigrant protests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Some need only light intelligence—converting structured output into natural language, organizing OCR results or classifying simple requests.
    — Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of organizing

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“Charting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/charting. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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