delineated

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verb

past tense of delineate

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Recent Examples of delineated
Adjective
During the last round of labor negotiations with the NFLPA in 2020, the league pushed new language that more clearly delineated what gets shared in the event of a sale like this. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 5 Aug. 2025 The excerpt questioned the governor’s financial management and delineated specifics of how a $5 billion surplus left by Gov. Larry Hogan’s administration had become a $3 billion deficit in two short years. Kevin Igoe, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2025 Polygon warnings are a system used by the National Weather Service to issue severe weather alerts for specific, delineated areas. Chuck Fieldman, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025 There is a kind of publicity that’s bad publicity, and in a case with such clearly delineated sides, making a stand for one party or another could have long-term negative effects. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Apr. 2025 Those are nearly always tests requiring a final numerical answer and not requiring delineated proofs associated with the answer. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 But per White’s norm, each is so clearly delineated and well-cast that the largesse never gets confusing or overwhelming as the stories intertwine and coil and slither around each other like a nest of snakes. Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 11 Feb. 2025 Marshals in hi-viz jockeyed to keep the drunkest fans out of delineated no-go zones. Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025 Some sections of the trail are still being completed and not well marked, so plan on some skilled route finding or pick a section that’s better delineated. Megan Michelson, Outside Online, 27 Jan. 2025
Verb
Parks digitally delineated instead of outlined by the contours of our promenades. Paul Greenberg, Time, 20 Sep. 2025 The boundaries of the world are delineated neatly by your compunctions. Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025 ISRAs are delineated based on criteria such as vulnerability, range restriction, key life-history stages (like breeding or feeding grounds), and unique ecological characteristics. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 For a while, that was federally protected—the 1961 Sports Broadcasting Act has for decades delineated that Friday was for high school football, Saturday was for college and Sunday was for the NFL. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for delineated
Adjective
  • Before the Lost Weekend, John and Yoko had their New York Year — turning their personal confusions into beautifully vivid moments of rage and pain.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Sugar maples turn bright red, and red maples change from vivid red to orange to bright yellow.
    Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Maass traced her rounds, dressed in crisp blue-and-white stripes, white muslin cap with a black ribbon, thermometer pushed through a buttonhole.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Collins used advanced security measures to ensure the content couldn’t be traced back to him or Peacock, officials said.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Then layer the bulbs as described above, tossing organic fertilizer into the bottom of each layer to support root growth.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In response to a Star inquiry, the State Department confirmed Arrington’s role in obtaining the replica and described the former director as helpful and knowledgeable.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.
    John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2025
  • After a drone strike destroys her home, Alice, a graphic designer in her thirties, finds unexpected love with Vadym, a soldier briefly on leave.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The intensity that once defined her on the track is still present, but in a different form.
    Jason Jones, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • If the peace holds, the region could enter a new era defined less by conflict than by the possibility of transformation, including the rebuilding of a post-Hamas Gaza and the normalization of Israeli relations with Saudi Arabia.
    Eric Cortellessa, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Whatever the catalyst, a change in the political environment seemed to connect with a social change that brought back narrow, and at times constrictive, ideas of womanhood depicted in media.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Since 9/11, we’ve been depicted as terrorists, the image perpetuated by shows like 24 and Homeland.
    Deena ElGenaidi, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Forest’s financial position is outlined in more detail here, but in short, they are estimated to be on the wrong side of these financial rulings.
    Paul Taylor, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Delco said the company has already eliminated more than $20 million costs this quarter, of the $100 million outlined in the plan, and anticipates most of the impact to be seen in 2026.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Earlier in the night, Poehler and Fey portrayed Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem, respectively, in the cold open.
    McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Advertisements followed suit, making men’s desire once again a dominating factor in how stories are told, and how women are portrayed.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025

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“Delineated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delineated. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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