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as in thorough
including many small descriptive features
a detailed report on all the activities that their Scout troop had been involved in over the past year
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as in intricate
made or done with great care or with much detail
a detailed miniature of the royal palace
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as in nominated
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 listed
to specify one after another
detailed all of the reasons that the plan was a bad idea
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Recent Examples of detailed
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Additionally, patient-specific biomarkers were identified through detailed in-clinic testing.
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New Atlas,
1 July 2026
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2026
That new process is detailed in the Title X 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity published in April.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
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That process led to criticism by some attendees that an online auction wasn’t the right way to sell a historic building that should come with a detailed redevelopment plan before Miami-Dade considers an offer.
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Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
Additionally, patient-specific biomarkers were identified through detailed in-clinic testing.
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New Atlas,
1 July 2026
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Donalds detailed a slightly different attack strategy against Democratic frontrunner David Jolly, a message that will likely be blasted across Florida air waves using the campaign’s $80 million fundraising haul.
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Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2026
That new process is detailed in the Title X 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity published in April.
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CBS News,
27 June 2026
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Each specimen was weighed and put in the same-sized containers filled with superworm larvae to determine the optimal ratio of larvae to specimen for thorough cleaning without damaging bones.
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Those subtle cues usually reveal whether housekeeping is thorough or simply surface-level.
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Alabama man creates intricate America 250 lawn art In Trussville, Alabama, one homeowner turned his front yard into a patriotic canvas.
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Her custom ceremony Galia Lahav dress was designed with intricate lace details and an exaggerated silhouette at the hips.
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After the independence resolution was proposed, in June 1776, Congress appointed the Committee of Five (John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Robert Livingston and Roger Sherman) to draft the Declaration.
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And then there’s coach Mohamed Ouahbi – only appointed in March this year but who had been well established within the national team set-up – who has quickly made his stylistic mark.
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In the film, which was based on a Pulitzer Prize nominated memoir, Betty escapes the clutches of her barbaric Iranian husband (played by Alfred Molina) and courageously smuggles herself and her daughter out of Iran.
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The president claimed Cook made misrepresentations on mortgage filings related to two properties, one in Michigan and another in Georgia, before she was nominated to the Fed by President Joe Biden in 2021.
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The family's address was listed as a room at the Econo Lodge Motel in Wooster Township.
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Events listed on the calendar range from neighborhood gatherings and historical commemorations to concerts, family activities and civic engagement programs.
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But Claus also did not see anything on the field, at full speed, to warrant a card at all, let alone a red.
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Knoxville goalkeeper Johan Garibay stole a Boise goal in the 37th minute, making a full-extension, diving save of a rocket from Thomas Amang.
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This game preserves the difficulty of coming up with an elaborate, consistent false narrative on the spot, and the challenge of adapting that narrative on the fly when other players present convincing (and sometimes fake) counter-evidence.
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What negotiations the county was ending was unclear, as Mecklenburg County didn’t elaborate.
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They were filled with protesters — including outraged members of a teachers’ union and relatives of kidnapping victims — as well as fans skeptical of a team that, four years earlier, posted its worst World Cup performance since 1978.
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In response to the dispute, Local 150 has posted an inflatable Scabby the Rat in front of City Hall for months now.
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“Detailed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detailed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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