as in outlines
a line that traces the outer limits of an object or surface
a car with flowing contours
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outlines
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Now, the outlines of the widening investigation have come into view, forcing the city’s top executive to launch his own internal inquiry.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
3 Mar. 2026 -
The opening scene involves a young couple visiting the suburban house from the first movie, which has now been turned into a kind of tourist attraction, complete with crime-scene outlines of where all the original teens were killed.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Contours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contours. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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