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as in item
a separate part in a list, account, or series
every detail was accounted for
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as in fact
a single piece of information
didn't leave out a single detail in his police report on the burglary
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as in detachment
a small military unit with a special task or function
the officer sent out a detail to patrol the perimeter of the compound
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as in job
a specific task with which a person or group is charged
the soldier was placed on guard detail at the border crossing
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as in to name
to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty
the new assistant was detailed to accompany the boss on the business trip
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as in to list
to specify one after another
detailed all of the reasons that the plan was a bad idea
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Recent Examples of detail
Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Daytime colors showed good saturation, and image detail was sharp.
—PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
Nora Colomer
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Immediately after meetings, Sloan would craft brief summaries detailing key points, decisions, and action items.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The survey also gathered more details on the top priorities.
—Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
Daytime colors showed good saturation, and image detail was sharp.
—PC Magazine, 28 Apr. 2025
Verb
The stainless-steel set includes dinner forks and teaspoons with elegant beaded detailing on the handles.
—Nora Colomer
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
Immediately after meetings, Sloan would craft brief summaries detailing key points, decisions, and action items.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detail
Noun
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That leaves retailers who previously relied on the quick shipping of cheap items to American consumers reeling.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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The research firm also discovered that the number of new crispy chicken items has doubled in the first quarter of this year compared to the same time period in 2024.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
Noun
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In fact, the pair seemingly met at a birthday party for Blake Lively's daughter a month before their romance went public.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
4 May 2025
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In fact, the final galleries, which explore the Titanic’s legacy and the maritime safety improvements that followed, offer a valuable sense of perspective and progress.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Noun
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Interior spaces, like an empty hospital corridor where Nina awaits bad news, tend to be statically and symmetrically framed, an aesthetic decision that, in this environment, might evoke a sterile, clinical detachment.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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Or maybe they’ve been reunited physically on the big screen but are not fully over their detachment.—
Adam Tschorn,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Wearing his trusty tape measure around his neck, Mancinelli said he had not yet been formally commissioned by the Vatican but was busy preparing for the prestige job, working on his sewing machine as well as hand stitching robes.—
Chiara Rodriquez,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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After a succession of dismissals for drinking on the job, Jack finally moved the family to Dixon, Illinois, when Dutch was eight or nine.—
Richard D. Mahoney,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Lillard, stationed near the logo, planted on his left foot to go after the ball—and immediately crumpled to the floor, clutching at his left heel.—
Brian Sampson,
Forbes.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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Joe tracks Henry's location, distracts the security guard stationed outside with fake texts from a woman, and forces his way into the apartment.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Greg Abel, 62, who had been expected to be named CEO when Buffett retired, should take over at the end of the year, Buffett said.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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The last passenger pigeon, named Martha, died in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914, marking the end of the species.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
Verb
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Elliot Page Meyer also listed Elliot Page — who came out as transgender in 2020 — as a potential to play Bella.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Hudson also listed a fourth property on the mortgage documents for those purchases.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
2 May 2025
Noun
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Randy Haight – at the time a young patrol officer who was at the crime scene — met his partner at the hospital.—
Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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Some have expressed concerns that patrol officers would be taken out of the field to backfill certain desk jobs.—
Libor Jany,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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“Detail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detail. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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