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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
Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
This interview contains major details for Sorry, Baby.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The Würzburg team’s work is detailed in Science Advances.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noun
But Terrifier 2 mostly uses those details as pillars to prop up one surreal, splattery set piece after another.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
This interview contains major details for Sorry, Baby.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
The county's transit agency would submit a report to the County Board of Supervisors by September 2026, detailing the program's outcomes and recommendations for next steps.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 24 Oct. 2025
The Würzburg team’s work is detailed in Science Advances.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detail
Noun
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This version is designed with multiple compartments underneath to keep remotes, books, and more items organized.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The slim pouches stash easily in personal items or even in toiletry bags.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The interaction was made even more awkward by the fact that Shannon was already standing right there with arms wide open in anticipation of a warm, cleansing embrace.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Throw in the fact that LSU doesn’t have a full-time president right now, as William Tate left for Rutgers in May, and coaching candidates may not get an answer to who exactly their boss is.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their ensuing battle against a detachment of Ukrainian troops lasted through the night and into the following morning, with the Russians firing heavy machine guns and shells toward the nuclear plant, setting one of its administrative buildings on fire.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Smith suffuses the book with a kind of clinical detachment, even as the dread mounts with each page.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Cities are the engines for innovation, job creation and growth in most countries.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
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Rosensweig, a former top executive at Yahoo who joined Chegg as CEO in 2010, stepped down from the post in April 2024, handing the job to Schultz, who was operating chief at the time.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Various organizations will gather and ship leftover candy to troops stationed overseas or donate the goods to first responders, veterans and others.—
Metro Creative Services,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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There would be eight lifeguards stationed around the pool, as well as a control tower.—
Laylan Connelly,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Weekly Newsletter Hamida’s first such meeting is with a twelve-year-old Hindu girl named Kammo, whose father abandoned her after the death of her mother.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
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The team is named after their outdoor apparel line.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lowry has been listed as a soldier missing in action (MIA) ever since.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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While the Hong Kong listing should enhance the company’s liquidity and visibility, Zephirin added that a valuation re-rating is unlikely without meaningful gains in capital efficiency or strategy execution.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sliwa, the colorful founder of the Guardian Angels crime patrol group, has steadfastly refused calls to drop out from both Cuomo and his supporters.—
Anthony Izaguirre,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Each extra patrol to that address was recorded in those 575 entries.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Detail.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detail. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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