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as in to trace
to draw or make apparent the outline of
the man's roly-poly shape was softly delineated by the glow of the fire
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as in to describe
to give a representation or account of in words
the story does a remarkable job of delineating the emotions that immigrants feel upon their arrival in a strange country
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Recent Examples of delineate
These challenges have fueled ongoing discussions about the need to better delineate roles and reduce redundancy across the federal cybersecurity apparatus.
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Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
There is something subtly unbalanced about how the perspective of the staircase has been delineated.
—Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Mainly because soul tie enthusiasts don’t do a good job delineating the difference between godly and ungodly connections.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025
Adding to the complexity is the public’s difficulty delineating what is and isn’t AI.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
There is something subtly unbalanced about how the perspective of the staircase has been delineated.
—Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
Mainly because soul tie enthusiasts don’t do a good job delineating the difference between godly and ungodly connections.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 27 Mar. 2025
Adding to the complexity is the public’s difficulty delineating what is and isn’t AI.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for delineate
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The march traces the path from Auschwitz to Birkenau, the Nazi death camps in occupied Poland, in a solemn tribute to the victims and in honor of the survivors and their liberators.—
Amelie Botbol,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2025
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For instance, Celia Ortiz, a resident of Cartago, Costa Rica, can trace her ancestry back to Miguel Maroto, one of the enslaved men aboard the Danish ships, according to CNN.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 May 2025
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Holden’s family described the ordeal on a website dedicated to securing his release.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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Living history interpreters will interact with the public, describing the events of the time and the life of soldiers on campaign during the early 1800s.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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The series explores how Bao personifies the idealism and adventurism that defined the city in the 1990s.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
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Before the pandemic, before widespread calls for racial justice, the show captures the quiet anxieties that defined so many Black households.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
8 May 2025
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Both have been about quote, unquote, love, even though neither show is depicting true love.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The ways that sound, emanating from speakers or depicted on album covers, was interpolated with the visual was indeed one of the exhibition’s most entrancing aspects and radical critical interventions.—
Ivy G. Wilson,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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The company crumbled after a Wall Street Journal story outlined the firm’s struggles and shut down in 2018.—
Chris Eudaily,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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While a motive was not outlined during the trial, an inmate at Halifax County Adult Detention Center, where Frederick was being held, testified that Frederick admitted to killing his wife in June 2023, WSET-TV reported.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
8 May 2025
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Negotiation progress After his inauguration on Jan. 20, Trump quickly signaled that the Biden administration’s position of portraying the conflict as an essential moral crusade was over.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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Keffer’s website portrays it as a small business that began in the family basement in 1996 and now operates out of a modest building near Grove City, Pa.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Delineate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delineate. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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