1
as in traced
to draw or make apparent the outline of
she carefully outlined the tree before she started drawing in the leaves
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2
as in summarized
to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)
outlined the important points in the introduction
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Recent Examples of outlined
Here's what to know about what government employees would continue to work during a shutdown, based on prior shutdowns and a plan the White House most recently outlined in 2023.
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Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden has also outlined proposals that could result in significant layoffs of government employees, known as civil service workers.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Apart from the vague statement posted by the band which outlined their decision to part ways with Hinds, there has been no updates on why Hinds and Mastodon ‘mutually’ parted ways.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Lage outlined the similarities of the two works in his closing.
—Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The sheriff on Friday outlined Arakawa's final days.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Every responsibility should be clearly outlined, reviewed regularly and updated to stay abreast of new regulations and industry developments.
—Chris Novak, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Experts have also outlined the importance of engaging local communities through education and conservation initiatives to curb unsustainable practices of collecting beetles.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2025
The person literally has no specific duties or obligations outlined in the state constitution other than remaining alive.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2025
Cabinet Office Minister Pat McFadden has also outlined proposals that could result in significant layoffs of government employees, known as civil service workers.
—Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Apart from the vague statement posted by the band which outlined their decision to part ways with Hinds, there has been no updates on why Hinds and Mastodon ‘mutually’ parted ways.
—Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Lage outlined the similarities of the two works in his closing.
—Andrew Dalton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The sheriff on Friday outlined Arakawa's final days.
—Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 7 Mar. 2025
Every responsibility should be clearly outlined, reviewed regularly and updated to stay abreast of new regulations and industry developments.
—Chris Novak, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Experts have also outlined the importance of engaging local communities through education and conservation initiatives to curb unsustainable practices of collecting beetles.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2025
The person literally has no specific duties or obligations outlined in the state constitution other than remaining alive.
—Scott Maxwell, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlined
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The violence that the Philippines has suffered in the last several decades, as well as its remaining ethnic and social tensions, can be traced to the legacy of imperial oppression.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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So while the advisory attributes 100,000 cancer cases in the country each year to alcohol, most cancers can’t be traced back to a single cause.—
Alice Park,
TIME,
4 Jan. 2025
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Now a new class of companies is offering a third option, promising to help publishers get paid when their work is cited or summarized by AI, providing some compensation for lost page views.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
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Then the prosecutor summarized for me the incident that related to my father.—
Lee Chang-dong,
The New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2024
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The values were not defined for respondents but left to their own interpretation.—
Steven P. Dinkin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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The parties and their counsel need to recognize that courts typically don’t understand commercial real estate finance and often don’t care about the nuances of how the parties allocated or defined certain risks.—
Joshua Stein,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Outlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlined. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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