1
as in posting
to assign to a place or position
once again he was detailed to guard duty
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2
as in nominating
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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3
as in listing
to specify one after another
detailed all of the reasons that the plan was a bad idea
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Recent Examples of detailing
Not in the response from the armed Palestinian group were other provisions detailing Gaza's future, including some Hamas has long rejected.
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Susan Page, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
The act requires virtual currency kiosk operators to register with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, provide reports detailing all kiosk locations, and provide full refunds to new customers who are victims of scams at kiosks.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
Neither Russia nor Ukraine publish data detailing the scale of their own strike campaigns.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
In the essay, published in 1729, Swift began by realistically detailing the grim condition of Ireland’s poor.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
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Susan Page, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
The act requires virtual currency kiosk operators to register with the Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, provide reports detailing all kiosk locations, and provide full refunds to new customers who are victims of scams at kiosks.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
Neither Russia nor Ukraine publish data detailing the scale of their own strike campaigns.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
In the essay, published in 1729, Swift began by realistically detailing the grim condition of Ireland’s poor.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detailing
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Reports indicate the man could be posting these interactions online on TikTok, Instagram, and potentially other social media platforms.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Oct. 2025
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This followed a trend in place for months on a platform that only started posting sports bets in January, having previously only done wagers on topics such as election results and weather patterns.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The president reportedly said that Pakistan was nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize, implying that Modi should do the same.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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That left open the door to nominating someone else for a full 14-year term on the central bank’s board.—
Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Expert Market surveyed 628 American professionals working in the food and beverage space in August, over 85 percent of whom say labor issues are affecting their operations, with 38 percent listing staffing as their most critical challenge.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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By listing the numbers in all these vectors as one set of coordinates, Galashin was able to define a point in a high-dimensional space.—
Kevin Hartnett,
Quanta Magazine,
6 Oct. 2025
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Some, however, point to a third path, appointing another prime minister this time from the left or the far right in a bid to rebuild an alliance.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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The Church of England's General Synod voted to allow women bishops in 2014, appointing the first in the following year.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Journal Sentinel isn't naming the two men because they were not charged in the incident.—
Bridget Fogarty,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The parent tester of a 2 year old Sesame Street fan said that this toy entertained her child who loved naming each character and taking them in and out of the box.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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Jews have been reciting this prayer – for the release of captives – for almost a thousand years.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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For some brides and grooms, the prospect of writing and publicly reciting their wedding vows can be daunting.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
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Sultana, Schneider, and others talk of placing the new party at the core of grassroots institutions meant to radicalize British society from below and bring societal change.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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Haberman recommended defining freestanding birthing centers in the local Land Development Code — pulling the definition from the new state law — and placing the centers under the umbrella of medical clinics.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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Akyol mentioned that Williams remains focused on capturing incremental data center opportunities, targeting 6 gigawatts in total capacity, with the Socrates project constituting only 400 megawatts.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
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Short-Term Hustle Versus Long-Term Gratitude Numerous organizations' short-term profit strategies create adverse effects that damage customer trust and long-term satisfaction, constituting the tip jar.—
Boris Kontsevoi,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Detailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detailing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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