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Recent Examples of delineation What constitutes the physical delineations that cause a problem? Tracy J. Wholf may 8, CBS News, 8 May 2025 Despite differences in rank and the delineation of duties, all three Black Hawk crew members bore responsibility for searching the sky for other aircraft and helping to stay clear of them. Kate Kelly, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 This delineation casts other digital assets as more speculative instruments, lacking the unique status afforded to bitcoin. Edan Yago, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025 There’s a user nervousness around what all the clever new tech is doing on our phones, and with Google maybe more than most, the delineation between on and off device is often lost. Zak Doffman, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for delineation
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Noun
  • But, the experience of having a sketch get axed in the dress rehearsal is nothing compared to it getting cut in the table read for the episode, according to the group, who told the outlet that fighting for their sketch isn't even worth it at that point.
    Lauren Huff Published, EW.com, 17 June 2025
  • In two rooms upstairs, there were hundreds of works: from art-school sketches and preparatory crayon drawings to large-scale, fully realized paintings that had taken Orlik months to complete.
    Sam Knight, New Yorker, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • The legislation lists a variety of records that must be turned over if requested, including contracts, grants, job descriptions, employee training materials, budgets and audits.
    Skyler Swisher, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2025
  • Read more about each of the movies below; the descriptions are all directly from Lifetime.
    Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • Since 1979, The Connecticut Collection has grown to over 2500 works of art including items from a wall tapestry by Frank Stella, original prints by Anni Albers, an array of sculptures by Wolfgang Behl, and a drawing by Sol LeWitt.
    Andre Rochester, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2025
  • These detailed drawings offer a glimpse into a building’s past.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • Highlighting the brand’s first Aqua Terra timepiece in 30mm, the campaign features portraits of Ariana DeBose, Ashley Graham, Tems, Danielle Marsha, Marisa Abela and Sunday Rose Kidman Urban, the eldest daughter of Nicole Kidman and country singer Keith Urban.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 18 June 2025
  • The first one featured a portrait of President Harry Truman as man of the year for his decision to bomb Japan.
    Carol Sutton Lewis, Scientific American, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • It was made to provide a true depiction of what was happening at the time.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 17 June 2025
  • From his first girlfriend, living in his London apartment with his Jamaican parents, to moments at the house of ill fame and the tribulations of being a Bronx landlord, observers are offered a realistic depiction of Slick Rick’s journey to legend.
    Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Noun
  • With his tongue-in-cheek portrayal of himself, outlandish costumes (a wedding veil and a hair band adorned with chess pieces are among his more subtle accessories) and unabating love of drama, the Scottish multihyphenate has subverted the norms of TV host.
    Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025
  • Cruz, the son of an undocumented immigrant from El Salvador who came to the U.S. in the 1970s, said he’s angered by the federal government’s portrayal that anyone without documents living in the United States is a criminal.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2025
Noun
  • Takei hopes his graphic memoir – with bright colors and engaging illustrations by Harmony Becker, Justin Eisinger and Steven Scott – will reach audiences young and old.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 June 2025
  • The home screen consists of large icons that are well-labeled and easily distinguished from each other by both color and illustration.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Fordow, Iran's underground nuclear enrichment site, was pictured in satellite images showing from a bird's-eye view that the strike had obliterated some structures at the site.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2025
  • The images show trucks at two key sites — Isfahan and Fordo.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 22 June 2025

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“Delineation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/delineation. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.

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