silhouetted

past tense of silhouette

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of silhouetted The light changes but my eye drifts up to the towers of Downtown Brooklyn silhouetted by the afternoon sun. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025 However, some voices in the golf world have raised doubts about whether McIlroy is indeed the player silhouetted in the image. Julio Cesar Valdera Morales, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025 SpaceX highlighted the achievement in the post on X, sharing a dramatic image of the booster standing tall on the pad, silhouetted against the night sky after its demanding journey. Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silhouetted
Verb
  • The origins of coffee can be traced to Ethiopia, as far back as the 9th century.
    Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Disorders like tremors can be traced to specific misbehaving circuits in the brain, Munyon said while explaining the procedure.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Where the youthful Marx sketched utopias, the mature Marx turned to economics and praxis.
    Shai Tubali, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The assessment by the Washington, DC think tank outlined how Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SCNC) had directed military and civilian officials to designate successors in the event of leadership disruption to ensure continuation in the event of war.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • So far, agency shutdown plans have outlined any specific layoffs.
    Jamie Tarabay, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The 23-year-old hit 33 long passes (defined as 40 metres or more) — more than double by a goalkeeper in any other United game this season.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The result is a lightweight, transparent take on Jimmy Choo’s traditional evening pump — airy in construction yet defined by precision lines and a high arch.
    Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Silhouetted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silhouetted. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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