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present tense third-person singular of outline
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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
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
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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outlines
noun
plural of outline
Synonyms & Antonyms of outlines (Entry 2 of 2)
1
a line that traces the outer limits of an object or surface
- place your hand on the paper and draw an outline around it
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2
a short statement of the main points
- a printed outline of the lecture has been made available for all attendees
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- abstracts,
- breviaries,
- briefs,
- capsules,
- conspectuses,
- digests,
- encapsulations,
- epitomes,
- inventories,
- précis,
- recapitulations,
- recaps,
- résumés
- (or resumes also resumés),
- roundups,
- rundowns,
- run-throughs,
- summae,
- summaries,
- summarizations,
- summings-up,
- sums,
- sum-ups,
- synopses,
- wrap-ups
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“Outlines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outlines. Accessed 22 Jun. 2021.
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