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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
Doug Myers, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The details are being reviewed and discussed by a Division I Cabinet.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
That includes a Cal Fire report detailing what caused the explosion.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Noun
No additional details were immediately released.
—Doug Myers, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
The details are being reviewed and discussed by a Division I Cabinet.
—ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Verb
Authorities say the teen carefully plotted the shooting at his Barrow County high school, including allegedly leaving a notebook with handwritten instructions detailing the steps to prepare for the violence and a diagram of his classroom.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
That includes a Cal Fire report detailing what caused the explosion.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detail
Noun
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Each puzzle has exactly one solution, so watch out for words or items that seem to belong to multiple categories!—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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In the video, Lazarus goes on to recommend another essential safety item to add to your arsenal.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In fact, the very ideas of collective welfare and responsibility were largely demonized.—
Nataliya Gumenyuk,
The Dial,
21 Apr. 2026
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In doing so, Aron undercut O’Leary, a fact that didn’t go unnoticed in Vegas or among the other members of Cinema United, which convened an emergency meeting after AMC gave its blessing to the pact.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Two French Rafale fighter jets’ two-man crews — a pilot and a navigator — were seen racing in two vans to the planes’ hangars from the headquarters building the French detachment uses during its four-month deployment on the air base.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2026
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This directly clashes with Cooper's Aquarius moon — also in her seventh house — which craves space, autonomy and emotional detachment.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The company expected to be nearly halfway to its goal of 25,000 new jobs in the area by 2038.—
Kendall Staton,
Washington Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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And really got to that and did a nice job of mixing the four-seamer, the two-seamer.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The small crew stationed there endures average winter temperatures of -58 degrees Fahrenheit (-50 degrees Celsius), and four months each without seeing the sun rise above the horizon.—
Ryan French,
Space.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The first-stage booster for the flight is making its seventh trip to space and will aim for a recovery landing downrange on the droneship Just Read the Instructions stationed in the Atlantic.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Chicago police continue to list the case as active — but no suspects have been named, no arrests have been made and a $68,000 reward is still being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction, per FOX32 Chicago.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Kylie Jenner is named in a new lawsuit from her former live-in housekeeper, who claims other staffers at the reality star’s home subjected her to religious and racial discrimination, as well as bullying, and that Jenner failed to act in her defense.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Chicago police continue to list the case as active — but no suspects have been named, no arrests have been made and a $68,000 reward is still being offered for information that leads to an arrest and conviction, per FOX32 Chicago.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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Both companies will be listed on the London Stock Exchange.—
Hugh Leask,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The suspects then collided with a second patrol vehicle at the intersection of Pear Avenue and Shoreline Boulevard, according to police.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Both commercial trucks were traveling in the same direction, and it’s not yet known what caused the crash, state patrol officials said in the release.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Detail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detail. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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