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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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
The five-phase proposal outlined a gradual approach to providing the information while keeping within state and federal privacy laws.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Martin, Williams and director of security and safety Dave Korus outlined the travel itinerary and strategy in a team meeting on Monday.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The Arsht Center, a performance hall owned by Miami-Dade County, still wants to build a pair of digital billboards across the street from PAMM that would be similar in size as outlined in the city rules.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
The email explained the office wanted to meet with Estes and outlined available resources.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Everyday Health follows strict sourcing guidelines to ensure the accuracy of its content, outlined in our editorial policy.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Panelist Restef Levi, an MIT professor of operations management, outlined six safety risks and uncertainties to be added to COVID vaccine information sheets.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
In a sweeping letter to the Department of Transportation, airline lobbyists have outlined their deregulatory wish list.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
But both uniformed and civilian personnel are subject to social media standards outlined by the services, which prohibit bad online behavior such as bullying, discrimination and harassment.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Martin, Williams and director of security and safety Dave Korus outlined the travel itinerary and strategy in a team meeting on Monday.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 24 Sep. 2025
The Arsht Center, a performance hall owned by Miami-Dade County, still wants to build a pair of digital billboards across the street from PAMM that would be similar in size as outlined in the city rules.
—Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
The email explained the office wanted to meet with Estes and outlined available resources.
—Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Everyday Health follows strict sourcing guidelines to ensure the accuracy of its content, outlined in our editorial policy.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Panelist Restef Levi, an MIT professor of operations management, outlined six safety risks and uncertainties to be added to COVID vaccine information sheets.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 23 Sep. 2025
In a sweeping letter to the Department of Transportation, airline lobbyists have outlined their deregulatory wish list.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
But both uniformed and civilian personnel are subject to social media standards outlined by the services, which prohibit bad online behavior such as bullying, discrimination and harassment.
—Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outlined
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In addition, patents themselves allow the citation of scientific publications, which can also be traced back to grants.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Following the incident, law enforcement traced the suspect to a residence that was later identified as belonging to Hernandez Santana, according to the Sacramento District Attorney's Office.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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The Vietnam experience can almost be summarized by its iconic photographs, images everyone knows; the war in visual shorthand.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
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In an interview with Rolling Stone, Villa summarized the latest research.—
Fortesa Latifi,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Few sports are as defined by fallow periods as baseball.—
Jonathan Blitzer,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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And so far, the focus has been on growing disapproval among Gen Zers, who are currently defined as spanning 13 to 28 years old, with dates of birth ranging from 1997 to 2012.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
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However, senior research strategist Michael Brown of foreign currency brokerage Pepperstone sketched out his theory after Miran’s weird triple mandate comment roiled bond trading desks across the globe.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The headliner, sketched by one of the brand’s in-house artists, took over 160 hours to paint and is finished in ‘shimmering Arabescato Pearl, recalling the soft lustre of moonlight across a midnight sky’.—
Matthew MacConnell,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Outlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlined. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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