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as in posting
to assign to a place or position
once again he was detailed to guard duty
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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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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
The task force must submit its final report detailing its findings and recommendations to the governor within 180 days, Reynolds ordered.
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Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026
The film offers an example in detailing how Hersh fought to get his breakthrough My Lai story into print.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The internal email detailing the changes, which was obtained and first reported by SF Gate, appears to have been prompted by a Boulder artist’s popular stickers that were offered as alternatives for the new design.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
With the recent streak of celebrity confessions about going under the knife — from Kris Jenner breaking her silence on her viral facelift to her daughter Kylie Jenner then detailing her recent breast augmentation — the conversation around cosmetic enhancements has only gotten buzzier.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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Marissa Payne, Des Moines Register, 6 Jan. 2026
The film offers an example in detailing how Hersh fought to get his breakthrough My Lai story into print.
—Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
The internal email detailing the changes, which was obtained and first reported by SF Gate, appears to have been prompted by a Boulder artist’s popular stickers that were offered as alternatives for the new design.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
With the recent streak of celebrity confessions about going under the knife — from Kris Jenner breaking her silence on her viral facelift to her daughter Kylie Jenner then detailing her recent breast augmentation — the conversation around cosmetic enhancements has only gotten buzzier.
—Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
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The world's leading contract chipmaker also announced blowout earnings on Thursday, posting a 35% increase in fourth-quarter profit on the year, giving it eight consecutive quarters of year-over-year profit growth.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Jan. 2026
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Simons, though, was the star of the show, posting a stat line seen just a handful of times in franchise history.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
16 Jan. 2026
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Anyone who thinks that this is an issue that could have been solved by nominating a couple more Spider-Man movies is fooling themselves.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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At that state party convention, delegates rejected then gubernatorial nominee Mike Braun's preferred running mate, instead nominating Beckwith by several dozen votes.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
2 Dec. 2025
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Brikman says the family has moved out of the borough and tried listing the home last summer as a $13,950 rental.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
13 Jan. 2026
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The show's co-creator Jack Thorne accepted the award and gave a speech thanking Netflix and listing the names of several people who have supported the series.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Skandalakis, meanwhile, warns that the hourly rates being requested by defense attorneys far surpass what Georgia typically pays when appointing conflict counsel.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Back in June 2025, Kennedy fired all 17 sitting members of the committee before the secretary began appointing new members, which included some vaccine skeptics, only a few days later.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
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The astronaut who suffered the medical issue (NASA is not naming the astronut due to medical privacy concerns) is in a stable condition and should not require special assistance or measures for the trip home, NASA has said.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Chicago is exploring the possibility of selling sponsorships and naming rights for various facilities at O'Hare International and Midway International airports.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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In a pre-recorded video released in November 2021, Blue Ivy (then age 9) joined mom Beyoncé and other celebrities in reciting some of her rapper dad's famous lyrics in honor of his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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The footage depicts Hemsworth's thunder god reciting an ominous prayer before the battle begins.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
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This book is an account of the shooting, the trial that ensued, and the aftermath, placing it all in the context of racial tensions in Reagan-era America.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
16 Jan. 2026
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The Sharks on Thursday afternoon cleared a spot on their 23-man roster for Smith’s return, placing center Ty Dellandrea on IR.—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Poehling challenged Thomas Harley and held onto the puck long enough to free up Alex Killorn for an easy goal, but the officials waived it off because Poehling had skated into DeSmith, constituting goalie interference.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
14 Jan. 2026
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That 28-point plan was rejected by critics as constituting a Ukrainian capitulation.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
16 Dec. 2025
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“Detailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detailing. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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