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
Mendoza declined multiple requests for an interview and did not provide comments in response to ProPublica’s letters detailing the case.
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ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Federal police had discovered a document detailing a plan to assassinate President Lula and Justice Moraes on a computer belonging to General Mario Fernandes, a top aide of Bolsonaro.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The new post shows slides detailing the Chang'e 8 spacecraft that will conduct the mission.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The HiTouch leggings, strappy bras and work out tops with mesh detailing feature throughout the collection, curating a sleek and clean aesthetic for the gym or everyday.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
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ProPublica, 13 Sep. 2025
Federal police had discovered a document detailing a plan to assassinate President Lula and Justice Moraes on a computer belonging to General Mario Fernandes, a top aide of Bolsonaro.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
The new post shows slides detailing the Chang'e 8 spacecraft that will conduct the mission.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The HiTouch leggings, strappy bras and work out tops with mesh detailing feature throughout the collection, curating a sleek and clean aesthetic for the gym or everyday.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detailing
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Following this, at the 2024 Paris Olympics, after posting the fastest time in the semi-finals, Seville was also forced to face another loss, finishing last in the finals.—
Paras J. Haji,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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He is known for traveling to different neighborhoods throughout the community, taking photos with residents and posting them on his Instagram account, which has more than 1 million followers.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 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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Nick Sadek, the Sotheby’s International Realty broker, is also a listing agent on the property.—
John Turton,
Sacbee.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Leslie had been discovered deceased in her upstairs bathroom, with the autopsy listing her official cause of death as blunt force trauma.—
Claire Lempert,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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The panel, which Kennedy reshaped earlier this year by dismissing its members and appointing some vaccine skeptics, will convene Thursday and Friday in Atlanta.—
Adeola Adeosun
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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For decades, the strongmen had been extremely close, with Hun Sen appointing Thaksin as an economic advisor to the Cambodian government following the 2006 putsch.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Union rules prevent the WGGB from naming the other nominees or how many there were.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Wintour, 75, only recently stepped away from daily editorial operations at American Vogue (naming Chloe Malle, longtime employee and daughter of actor Candice Bergen, as editorial director).—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Line of the week is Benito reciting a snippet of Pablo Neruda in Spanish.—
Sara Netzley,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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Less convincing are some of the dramatically hefty scenes involving Dillon’s Horn, who seems, at times, to be reciting his dialogue rather than fully embodying it.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Sep. 2025
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And in this day and age, with so many soccer-specific stadiums in Major League Soccer and in lower division leagues, placing a national team in a baseball stadium would not be a good idea.—
Michael Lewis,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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On Wednesday, the NCAA permanently banned three Fresno State players for illicitly placing prop bets on themselves or teammates to over or underperform in certain statistical categories.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The resolution emphasized that Hamas's October 7 attack, while constituting international crimes, does not justify genocide against the broader civilian population of Gaza.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Sep. 2025
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The former carries a sentence of up to one year in prison and a fine, both of which could be increased if an officer was injured, constituting a felony.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Detailing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detailing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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